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Think Question??. Suppose the futures and options markets for May-10 KCBT Wheat are trading at the following prices:May-10 Wheat Futures:6.05May-10 Wheat 6.00 Call Option:40 centsMay-10 Wheat 6.00 Put Option:60 centsCan you take a position in these markets to make a risk-free profit at exp
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1. Put-Call Parity
2. Think Question?? Suppose the futures and options markets for May-10 KCBT Wheat are trading at the following prices:
May-10 Wheat Futures: 6.05
May-10 Wheat 6.00 Call Option: 40 cents
May-10 Wheat 6.00 Put Option: 60 cents
Can you take a position in these markets to make a risk-free profit at expiration? Describe your position in each market and compute the expected profit at expiration of the options. Hint: your position will involve the futures, call and put market.
3. Buy 6.00 Call Option for .40:Profit/Loss at Expiration
4. Sell 6.00 Put Option for .60:Profit/Loss at Expiration
5. Buy 6.00 Call Option for .40
6. Buy 6.00 Call Option for .40+ Sell 6.00 Put Option for .60
7. Sell Futures at 6.05
8. Sell Futures at 6.05
9. Long Call + Short Put + Short Futures
10. PUT-CALL PARITY Call Premium – Put Premium =
Futures Price – Strike Price
Applies to calls and puts with the same strike price only.
11. May-08 Wheat KCBT OptionsMay Futures 9.024 (1/10/08)
12. Implication of Put-Call Parity Any Two Positions Can Make A Third!
EXAMPLES:
Short Futures + Long Call = Long Put
Long Futures + Long Put = Long Call
13. Hedging Example 1 Mar 1: Sell Sep-10 KCBT Wheat Futures @ 6.05 to hedge New-Crop Wheat Production
Mar 31: Bearish Acreage Intentions Report
Apr 1: Sep-10 Futures = 5.80 (+25 cent profit)
Buy a 5.80 Call Option for .48
=> Long a 5.80 Put at .23 premium
14. Hedging Example 2 Mar 1: Forward Contracted Grain
Mar 31: Bullish Acreage Intentions Report
Apr 1: Want to re-own the grain with a 6.00 Sep-10 Call Option (not traded)
Buy a 6.00 Put for .60
Buy (go long) Futures at 6.30
=>Long a ‘Synthetic’ 6.00 Call @ ?????
(C-P) = (F-S)
Or, C = (F-S) + P = 30 cents
15. Put-Call Parity Summary Guarantees No-Arbitrage Equilibrium Prices Between Calls, Puts and Futures
Can Create a ‘Synthetic’ position from two other assets.
16. How are Options Prices Determined? There is a supply and a demand curve for options.
Major suppliers offset options risks against each other using a large portfolio
Agricultural options are a small part
Commodities serve as an inflation hedge.
Black-Scholes Option Pricing Formula
17. Black Scholes Option Pricing Calls = [F-S]*[N(F,S,T,v)]*[1-e-rT]
Puts = [S-F]*[N(F,S,T,-v)]*[1-e-rT]
r = risk-free interest rate
T = time to expiration (number of days/365)
v = the standard deviation of the futures price
S = option strike price
F = price of underlying futures contract
As v increases, both options prices increase.
As F, T and r increase or as S declines, calls more expensive and puts cheaper.
18. Options Pricing Imperfections The Assumptions are Incorrect
The distribution is not normal (heavy tails)
In the late 1990s, many fortunes lost
The markets are thin
Underlying smooth market conditions are false.
Alternative models work a bit better.
In actuality, financial firms shade prices, adding a cushion. This seems more art than science and is controlled by the firm.
19. Option Pricing for Hedgers Financial Firms are willing to supply options at a cost.
Volatility is a key driver of willingness.
Options markets are imperfect.
Thin markets are expensive.
20. Dairy Options Pilot Program Subsidized Puts for Milk, Four Rounds
High Subsidies (80% plus costs), Brokers closely consulted
Brokers sold high dollar puts/quick fills
Price Errors (|Actual – Theory|) considered
DOPP Puts quite expensive
Used every (1000s) of trades
21. Average Pricing Errors for DOPP, Puts and Calls by Round
23. Some Brokers Had High Prices Hypothesis 1: Brokers are overcharging dairy producers
Hypothesis 2: Dairy farmers have reduced incentives for low options prices, want quick fills, and are willing to have brokers fill puts at higher prices.
Tests for repeat customers supports #2.