Derivatives: Options contracts - the fundamentals (S-BA0008)

Inter-company training

Who is the training for?

Relationship officers, back/middle office executives, risk managers, accountants, compliance officers, etc.

Duration

4,00 hours(s)

Language(s) of service

EN

Next session

Goals

Give a comprehensive review of the value and the contractual terms of an option contract, the main ways to use them (basic "strategies") and to compare them with the use of simple forward contracts. It involves many real market examples, applied on stock markets.

Contents

  • Definition, terminology.
  • Value of an option contract.
  • Contractual terms of an option contract.
  • Strategies: the main option uses.
  • Options vs Forwards
  • Options on stocks and stock indexes: speculative trading and hedging.

Organization contact details

LLLC

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