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| Objective: | This course explains in detail how option prices are calculated and explores the main types of option strategies, uses and applications. It is assumed that the delegate is already conversant with basic put and call theory from the understanding futures and options course. |
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This section reviews the basic jargon and terminology of calls and puts and ensures all delegates are conversant with the different expiry profiles.
Pricing options looks at the basic theory of probability and how this is applied to options contracts.
This section explains how an options price can be predicted using various inputs into a pricing model.
There are many strategies that can be created by using options and the underlying product, this section explains the main strategies and other synthetic relationships.