As an owner (equity investor), you participate directly in the gains or
losses of the underlying asset.
Not exact matches
Trading in binary options is highly speculative, involves an outstanding risk
of loss and is not suitable for everyone but only for those investors who: (a) understand and are willing to assume the economic, legal and other risks involved; (b) are financially able to assume the
loss of their total investment; and (c) have the knowledge to understand binary options trading and the
underlying assets.
Profit and
loss are established when that
underlying asset value shifts in relation to the position
of the opening price.
If you sell a Naked Call or Put Option, you should have
underlying assets or an open position in the futures market to protect you from an unlimited
loss arising out
of adverse price movements.
Risks associated with derivatives (including «short» derivatives) include
losses caused by unexpected market movements (which are potentially unlimited), imperfect correlation between the price
of the derivative and the price
of the
underlying asset, increased investment exposure (which may be considered leverage), the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions, the potential need to sell securities at disadvantageous times to meet margin or segregation requirements, the potential inability to recover margin or other amounts deposited from a counterparty, and the potential failure
of the other party to the instrument to meet its obligations.
CFDs are traded with an instrument that will mirror the movements
of the
underlying asset, where profits or
losses are released as the
asset moves in relation to the position the trader has taken.
This
loss occurs when the price
of the
underlying asset equals the strike price
of the options at expiration.
They only unwind and take
losses if the market value
of the
underlying assets would drop down to a threshold level, say, around 90 % -94 %
of par.
Assuming you measure your returns in Canadian dollars, that would result in a
loss even if the price
of the
underlying asset were unchanged.
The net amount
of interest payments from the
underlying assets after bondholders and expenses are paid and after all
losses are covered.
While many investors, realtors, and homeowners are familiar with a short sale transaction where the property is sold at a
loss by bank with the institution taking a
loss on the
underlying note and or
asset, most people don't realize that banks have been doing something very similar since the beginning
of banking.
The CDS contract protects the buyer against the
loss of principal in an
underlying asset if a credit event occurs.
Your profit or
loss is defined by the volume
of your position and by whether the price
of the
underlying asset moves in your predicted direction.
After the bubble pops, it becomes a question
of what the
underlying assets can be liquidated for, allocating
losses mercilessly according to the loan documents and bankruptcy priority.
Even if you don't have the money to buy the
underlying asset itself, you can share in potential gains and
losses on the value
of that
asset.
On the contrary, you will generally suffer a
loss, if the market price
of the
underlying asset falls whilst your CFD long position is open.
On the contrary, you will generally suffer a
loss, if the market price
of the
underlying asset rises whilst your CFD short position is open.
The special servicer ultimately enforced the security over the borrowers and proceeded to sell the
underlying property
assets over a period
of time crystallising a significant capital
losses for the issuer and noteholders.
Warning that the use
of bitcoins as an investment tool is limited because there is no
underlying asset and the virtual currency is subject to high volatility, the central bank said speculators are at risk, as they would have no legal recourse if there is a
loss of confidence in the cryptocurrency or if they are victims
of theft from hackers.