| Price | £975.00 + VAT |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 days |
| Location | Virtual: EMEA/Asian Time Zone |
| Available Dates |
o Day 1 -0845 - 0900: Technology check to ensure all technology is working and that all delegates have the required accesss
o 0900 -0945: Session 1 - Option Fundamentals
o Option classes: calls & puts
o Definitions & key features
o Relevant examples
o Contract specs
o Finding settlement prices
o 1000 - 1045: Session 2 - Fundamentals continued
o Key point: inter-relationships of option prices
o Trading options vs trading futures
o Definitions
o Examples
o Contract specs revisited
o European-style vs American-style
o Exercise and assignment
o 1100 - 1145: Session 3 - Using Options
o Hedging - price protection
o Speculation
o Arbitrage - option market making
o Key language - natural longs & shorts
o Detailed case study - natural short
" Hedging by buying options - problems
o Creating a hedging decision tree
o Day 2 0845 - 0900: Technology check to ensure all technology is working and that all delegates have the required access
o Day 2 0900 - 0945: Session 4 - Hedging contd. & Speculation
o Long options:
o Short options:
o Risk reward- futures vs options
o 1000 - 1045: Session 5 - Basic option strategy
o The option trading decision
o Long options vs short options
o Long call
o Short call
o Long put
o Short put
o Creating pay-off charts
o 1100 - 1145: Session 6 - Introducing option price & value
o At-the-money
o In-the-money
o Out-of-the-money
o Historical context
o Methodology - Black Scholes
o Underlying
o Time
o Interest rates
o Volatility