Not exact matches
An option is a
contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy (in the case of
calls) or sell (in the case of puts) the underlying
instrument at a specified price for a specified period of time.
Naked Option: A naked option involves the sale of a
call or put option without holding an equal and opposite position in the underlying
instrument; in this case, a futures
contract.
This factor is based on the relationship of the cash -
instrument coupon to the required 8 percent deliverable grade of a futures
contract as well as taking into account the cash
instrument's maturity or
call.
As we've explained, funds hedge currency using
instruments called currency forwards, typically updating these
contracts once a month, which means they can't track daily fluctuations.
Options on futures are similar to options on underlying
instruments except that options on futures give the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in a futures
contract (a long position if the option is a
call and a short position if the option is a put), rather than to purchase or sell the futures
contract, at a specified exercise price at any time during the period of the option.
The Fund may also engage in other currency transactions such as currency futures
contracts, currency swaps, options on currencies, or options on currency futures, or it may engage in other types of transactions, such as the purchase and sale of exchange - listed and OTC put and
call options on securities, equity and fixed - income indices and other financial
instruments; and the purchase and sale of financial and other futures
contracts and options on futures
contracts.
A
contract regarding any combination of capital assets is
called a financial
instrument, and may serve as a
We
call them loans and deposits and structured investment vehicles, notes and derivatives, but at the end of the day they are all
contracts and legal
instruments.