Cash Settlement
There are some options settle for cash rather than shares.
Indexes like the S&P 500 Index (.SPX) and the S&P 100 Index (.OEX) are examples of cash settled options.
The point at which a strategy produces no profit and no loss.
The exercise price setting formula for a series of delayed start options is the formula used by the options market on which the series is traded to set the exercise price for the series on the exercise price setting date. The exercise price setting formula is specified before the commencement of trading of each series…
Front Month contracts are options contracts that have the least amount of time remaining before expiration. For example, on the 1st of August, the front month contract would the contract that expires in the Month of August. Similarly, on August 31st, the front month contract is the September contract is the front month contract because…
Tracking Options Flow can be very useful if you know how to take advantage of it. It basically allows you to see what the big traders are doing in real time. The common thinking is that these big traders know something that others don’t and are taking a position in anticipation of a move. However,…
I’ve been asked and have explained The Wheel strategy many times, so I thought it may be a good idea to write it down all in one place for posterity! This is the only options strategy I use and IMHO it is about as low risk and reliable as options trading gets. You will NOT get…
In the case of a physical delivery option, the exercise price (which is sometimes called the “strike price”) is the price at which the option holder has the right either to purchase or to sell the underlying interest. EXAMPLE: A physical delivery XYZ 40 call option gives the option holder the right to purchase 100…