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Put optionAn option which gives the holder the right but not the obligation to sell shares (or other financial instrument) at a fixed price on or before a given date.Every put option has an exercise price. This is the price at which the holder is entitled to sell the shares to the option writer. If the price of the share falls below the exercise price, the option is said to be 'in the money' and to have an intrinsic value which is equal to the difference between the two.For instance, an option which entitles the holder to sell shares in XYZ at 80p has an intrinsic value of 8p if the price of XYZ's shares falls to 72p.If the price of XYZ's shares rose to 90p, on the other hand, the put option would have no intrinsic value because it would not be in the holder's interests to sell the shares at 80p. The only value which the put option would then have would be its time value.Put optionThis security gives investors the right to sell (or put) a fixed number of shares at a fixed price within a given period. An investor, for example, might wish to have the right to sell shares of a stock at a certain price by a certain time in order to protect, or hedge, an existing investment.Put option Similar MatchesBasket optionsBasket optionsPackages that involve the exchange of more than two currencies against a base currency at expiration. The basket option buyer purchases the right, but not the obligation, to receive designated currencies in exchange for a base currency, either at the prevailing foreign exchange market rate or at a prearranged rate of exchange. Multinational corporations with multicurrency cash flows frequently use basket options because it is generally cheaper to buy an option on a basket of currencies than to buy individual options on each of the currencies that make up the basket. Share optionShare optionAn incentive given to company directors and employees to promote loyalty and commitment.The employee is offered an option to buy shares in the company at a fixed price, at or below the then market price. The option specifies the time during which the employee can exercise the right, and often this will be a period of years. If the company's share price rises in that period, the employee can exercise the option, acquire the shares at the option price, and immediately sell them for a capital gain. If the company's shares do not rise, the employee may take the view that the option is not worth exercising. The option mechanism thus gives the employee discretion.Tax liabilities may be reduced on gains where schemes are approved by the Inland Revenue. Index optionsIndex optionsCall or put options on an index such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Index or the FTSE 100 Index.Index options are exercisable into cash rather than the underlying shares in the index. This differentiates them from equity options which are exercisable into the shares to which the option relates.In the USA, index options are traded on a number of exchanges including the New York and Chicago Board Options Exchanges. In the UK, index options are traded on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange. (LIFFE) Abandoned optionAbandoned optionWhere an option is neither sold nor exercised but allowed to lapse at expiry. Two state option pricing modelTwo state option pricing modelA pricing equation allowing an underlying asset to assume only two possible (discrete) values in the next time period for each value it can take on in the preceding time period. Also called the underlying asset. Further SuggestionsKnock out optionIndex option traditional options Option agreement Binomial option pricing model Gnma (government National Mortgage Association) Options Indexed Stock Options MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris) Option not to deliver Incentive Stock Option (ISO) Barrier options Call an option Compound option Option mutual fund Conditional call options Switching options option Tax timing option Sellers option Option seller London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange Asian option In the money option Option premium Physical option |
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