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Study Guide AGR 420 Final Exam. TYPES OF OPTIONS CALL OPTION A CONTRACT WHICH GIVES THE PURCHASER THE RIGHT TO BUY A COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACT AT A FIXED PRICE UNTIL A SPECIFIED DATE.
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TYPES OF OPTIONS CALL OPTION A CONTRACT WHICH GIVES THE PURCHASER THE RIGHT TO BUY A COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACT AT A FIXED PRICE UNTIL A SPECIFIED DATE.
PUT OPTIONA CONTRACT THAT GIVES THE PURCHASER THE RIGHT TO SELL A COMMODITY FUTURES CONTRACT AT A FIXED PRICE UNTIL A SPECIFIED DATE.
CONSIDER THE PREMIUM MADE UP OF TWO PARTS:INTRINSIC VALUE TIME VALUE
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE TIME VALUE:TIME TO EXPIRATIONVOLATILITY
SPECULATION USING OPTIONS:FOR THE BUYER THE POTENTIAL LOSSES ARE LIMITED TO THE PREMIUM
SPECULATION USING OPTIONS:SELLERS MUST DEPOSIT MARGIN, LOSS POTENTIAL IS UNLIMITED
HOW ARE OPTION POSITIONS OFFSET?A BUYER CAN EXERCISEA BUYER CAN SELL AN IDENTICAL OPTIONA BUYER CAN LET THE OPTION EXPIRE
BUY A PUT TO LOCK IN A MINIMUM PRICENOV FUTURES = $5.515.50 NOV PUT = .43TYPICAL BASIS AT HARVEST = - .25MINIMUM PRICE = 5.50 -.25 BASIS -.43 PREMIUM---------$4.82
IF NOVEMBER SOYBEANS ARE AT $4.50THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE OPTION WILL BE = $1.00 IF BASIS IS -$ .25/BU THEN THE CASH PRICE WILL BE $4.25/BU PLUS $1.00 INTRINSIC VALUE MINUS THE PREMIUM OF $-.43 THE NET PRICE IS $4.25 + $1.00 - $ .43 = 4.82
IF THE PRICE OF NOVEMBER SOYBEANS IS = $7.50AND BASIS IS -.25THEN THE CASH PRICE IS $7.25THE OPTION HAS NO INTRINSIC VALUE AND THE FARMER WILL LOSE THE PREMIUMNET PRICE IS =$7.25 - .43 = $6.82/BU
WHAT IS THE DELTA OF AN OPTION ?CHANGE IN PREMIUM/CHANGE IN UNDERLYING FUTURES
BUY A CALL TO LOCK IN MAXIMUM PRICEFOR AN INPUTDEC CORN FUTURES = $2.202.20 DEC CALL = $ .16TYPICAL BASIS AT HARVEST = - .15MAXIMUM PRICE = 2.20 -.15 BASIS +.16 PREMIUM---------$2.21
S&P 500 500 LARGECAP COMPANIES The S&P 500 is capitalization-weighted, representing the market value of all outstanding common shares of the firms listed (share price x shares outstanding). This means that a change in the price of any one stock influences the index in proportion to the relative market value ofthat firm's outstandingshares.
WHO MIGHT USE STOCK INDEX FUTURES?SPECULATORS--YOU ARE TRADING A GROUP OF STOCKS NOT JUST A SINGLE STOCKPORTFOLIO MANAGERS WOULD USE THESE INDEXES.
TREASURY BILLAN OBLIGATION OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO PAY A FIXED AMOUNT – FACE VALUE– AT MATURITYMATURITY:THREE MONTHSIX MONTH 12 MONTH
LONG TERM INTEREST RATESMOST IMPORTANT IS THE TREASURY BONDS TRADE AT THE CBOT10 TO 30 YEAR BONDS$100,000 FACE VALUE WITH A ANNUAL 6% COUPON
MAJOR CURRENCIES TRADED:EURO FXJAPANESE YENCANADIAN DOLLARSWISS FRANCBRITISH POUNDMEXICAN PESO
LETS SAY YOU ARE A EUROPEAN LIVESTOCK FEED MANUFACTURETHE CURRENT PRICE FOR CORN AT ROTTERDAM FOR JULY DELIVERY IS $150/TON($3.75/BU)TO CONVERT TO EUROS IT WOULD BE $150/TON(1 € TO 1.2 $)ONE METRIC TON OF CORN WOULD COST THE BUYER 125 €
HE WOULD NEED TO SELL A EURO CONTRACT (ESSENTIALLY BUY DOLLARS) TO PROTECT FROM A DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF THE EURO