A 2x bull ETF is constructed to grow (or decline) at double
the rate of the underlying assets.
This also implies that the value of the ETF will fall at double
the rate of underlying assets.
Not exact matches
A bond fund with a longer average maturity will see its net
asset value (NAV) react more dramatically to changes in interest
rates as the prices
of the
underlying bonds in the portfolio increase or decline.
Whether we look at housing, mortgage backed securities, or stocks, the
underlying reason for a decline in
asset prices is the same - the prices are too elevated, relative to the stream
of cash flows they will produce, to achieve an acceptable
rate of return.
In finance, a derivative is a contract that derives its value from the performance
of an
underlying asset or other entity (such as an index or interest
rate).
You will find many different
underlying assets here along with great
rates of return.
For example, many brokers will not offer the highest
rates of returns on their most popular
underlying assets.
But 24Option actually has some
of the highest return
rate on this popular
underlying asset at 88 percent per successful trade.
Gamma measures the
rate of change
of an option's delta, which is the difference between an option's price change compared to price change
of the
underlying asset.
They are murky because they don't report the value
of the
underlying assets, but only the smoothed value
of assets, and the
rate that they are currently crediting.
Liquidity providers in option markets prefer to hedge mostly with other options, hedging residual greeks with other
assets such as the
underlying, volatility, time, interest
rates, etc because trading costs are lower since the two offsetting options hedge most
of each other out, requiring less trading in the other
assets.
A total return swap is a swap agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set
rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return
of an
underlying asset, which includes both the income it generates and any capital gains.
The
underlying assets, in this case, can be stocks, commodities, indices, currencies,
rate of interest or exchange
rates.
The
underlying assets, in this case, can be stocks, commodities, indices, currencies,
rate of interest
Changes in the value
of a derivative may not correlate perfectly with the
underlying asset,
rate or index, and the Portfolio could lose more than the principal amount invested.
With increasing distance from the
underlying asset these actors relied more and more on indirect information (including FICO scores on creditworthiness, appraisals and due diligence checks by third party organizations, and most importantly the computer models
of rating agencies and risk management desks).
Some
of these are stable, such as the price
of the
underlying asset, the strike price and the current interest
rate.
Market conditions and changes in the
underlying assets may affect the
rate of return
of the certificate.
Gamma is the
rate of change in an option's delta per 1 - point move in the
underlying asset's price.
Derivatives are investments in which the value is «derived» from the value
of an
underlying asset, reference
rate, or index.
Futures traders are traditionally placed in one
of two groups: hedgers, who have an interest in the
underlying asset (which could include an intangible such as an index or interest
rate) and are seeking to hedge out the risk
of price changes; and speculators, who seek to make a profit by predicting market moves and opening a derivative contract related to the
asset «on paper», while they have no practical use for or intent to actually take or make delivery
of the
underlying asset.
Short - and long - term investments consist
of auction
rates securities, which have
underlying instruments that consist primarily
of corporate notes and
asset backed securities, and are
rated AA or higher at the time
of purchase.
On page 12
of the Office
of Thrift Supervision's Selected
Asset and Liability Price Tables (As
of March 31, 2011), shows a WAC
of 5 % with a base pre-payment
rate of 17 % (WAC is the weighted average coupon
of the
underlying collateral or mortgages.
The cash value
of the contract after that would depend on how a total withdrawal
rate of about 8 percent (payout plus product expenses) affected the value
of the
underlying account
assets.
These formulae imply positive and negative jumps in the price
of an
underlying asset have separate distributions (arrive at different
rates).
Gamma is an estimate
of the
rate at which delta changes when the
underlying asset moves by one point (in either direction).
These risks include (i) the risk that the counterparty to a derivative transaction may not fulfill its contractual obligations; (ii) risk
of mispricing or improper valuation; and (iii) the risk that changes in the value
of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the
underlying asset,
rate or index.
A swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set
rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return
of an
underlying asset, which includes both the income it generates and any capital gains.
If, on the other hand, the spread between a future traded on an
underlying asset and the spot price
of the
underlying asset was set to widen, possibly due to a rise in short - term interest
rates, then an investor would be advised to sell the spread (i.e. a calendar spread where the trader sells the near - dated instrument and simultaneously buys the future on the
underlying).
The
rate of principal payment on MBS and ABS generally depends on the
rate of principal payments received on the
underlying assets which in turn may be affected by a variety
of economic and other factors.
If the
underlying mortgage
assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments
of principal, a fund may fail to recoup some or all
of its initial investment in these securities even if the security is in one
of the highest
rating categories.
The bonus
rate is decided after considering a variety
of factors such as the return on the
underlying assets, the level
of bonuses declared in previous years and other actuarial assumptions (especially future liabilities and anticipated investment returns), as well as marketing considerations.
By contrast, returns typically associated with real estate equity strategies are mostly «back - ended» and are dependent on
asset appreciation, capitalization
rate compression, cash flow growth, aggressive refinancing and / or sale
of the
underlying property.
Instead
of focusing primarily on personal income and credit score, the company focuses on the cash flow
of the investment properties — allowing more flexibility on
rates as it becomes more comfortable with the
underlying collateral (the
asset) itself.