Sentences with phrase «strike prices closer»

In this case that means options with strike prices closer to today's level.

In this case that means options with strike prices closer to today's level.

By rolling a put option forward and keeping the strike price close to, but still somewhat below, the market price, an investor can maintain a hedge for many years.

Not exact matches

Swiss drug giant Novartis has struck a deal to acquire France's Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) for $ 3.9 billion, or a nearly 50 % premium on the company's closing share price before knowledge of the deal became public.

«Mergers of equals are normally struck based on a stock's last closing price, so you would assume Tab is a little happier to revisit the deal now,» Felsman said.

From Thursday's close of $ 17.49, shares would need to climb more than 14 percent to hit the 20 strike price over the next month.

For example, if the stock is callable at $ 100 and the shares are trading very close to that (say, at $ 99), the likelihood that the stock will be called soon is much higher than if the stock were trading at $ 89 (further away from the strike price).

In terms of striking a balance between performance and price, very few other razors even come close.

I waited until the last day to close this option, as the stock hovered around the strike price as expiration neared.

When the exercise request is entered, the option position is closed at price 0 and a position in the underlying instrument is created at the strike price.

Presently, Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged, with a staggered - strike position that raises the strike prices of the Fund's index put options somewhat closer to market levels, representing about 1 % of assets looking well into springtime.

This means, rather than having to sell our HII shares if they closed above the strike price, with put options, we would have to buy HII shares if they closed below the strike price — which would be a good thing since we could add HII back to our portfolio at a much lower price.

Officials at the Etihad Stadium are reluctant to meet the hefty price - tag as they have already spent close to that amount on Sterling, but are optimistic of striking an agreement at a lower fee understood to be in the region of # 45million.

When the ETF finishes above the strike price (for example, you wrote a $ 75 covered call and the ETF closes at $ 78 on its last trading day), the person who owns the long call will exercise his or her right to buy your stock ETF at $ 75 per share, which forces you to sell it with an options assignment.

This will be based on the difference between the strike price and the closing market price of the stock or index on the day of exercise.

At the money means strike prices which are the closest to the underlying price of the S&P 500 index at any time.

If the market price closes higher than both strike prices at expiration, both options retire worthless.

If I am trying to create a synthetic short against a hard - to - borrow stock, I assume I should use the strike closest to the underlying price.

For instance, as of this writing, with Corn trading at about 460.00, a call option with a 460.00 strike price (closest expiration month) is going for about $ 840.00 right now.

If the stock closes at August expiration above $ 80, we keep the $ 134 and oftentimes repeat the process by selling more puts, maybe at the 80 strike or possibly at a different strike price.

The strike with the binaries priced closest to 50 is 18550.

The Risk: Writing OTM covered call provides the writer with options income and the writer is only obligated to sell the underlying security if the stock closes above the strike price at the time of expiration.

Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged, with a staggered - strike position that raises the strike prices of our index put options somewhat closer to market levels, representing about 1 % of assets in option premium looking out to springtime.

Intel Corporation (INTC)-- Covered Call Intel Corporation closed on Friday at $ 21.12, and with a strike price of $ 22.00, my option expired.

Stock below the strike price The put would be profitable if the stock closed below 39 at expiration.

What is striking about this chart is that, in the 12 years from 1985 to 1997, the Actual Price, Affordable Price and the Inflated Actual Price were all in a fairly close range.

Sell to close your contracts when the underlying stock price hits your strike price.

With its stock price at $ 3.51 (at its November 28, 2008 closing price), BRN is trading at 54 % of its value in a liquidation, which strikes us as a sufficient margin of safety.

Returning to our 3 - month expiration, another factor that will increase the likelihood that you'll «win» is if the price of IBM stock rises closer to $ 200 — the closer the price of the stock to the strike, the more likely the event will happen.

If the market closes at 2200.00 on Friday and the option is exercisable, you can sell the futures at 2200.00, and when the option is exercised (it's in the money and is automatic at expiration) you will receive an offsetting futures contract at your strike price of 2175.00 (long the futures at 2175.00 and an offsetting sale at 2200.00 and will have made 25.00 points x $ 50.00 or $ 1250.00 minus what you paid for the option, let's do the math, 1250.00 — 300.00 = $ 950.00 less any exchange, clearing, NFA fees and commissions.

Max profit for the trade would be achieved if JCI closed above the strike price, 31, on April 15.

I brought to close my Sept2013 $ 40 strike price put for $ 2.28 which after commissions cost me $ 242.98.

Given a calendar options contract (sold 1 month out, bought 2 months out same strike price) and someone says to look to adjust / close out the position at the break even points.

For example, if the underlying asset had a price of S0 at closing the day before the valuation date, then we used options with strike prices in the range of 0.75 S0 and 1.25 S0.

Buy the puts with a strike price as close to today's value of your stock as possible.

If IWM is less than 63 (the strike price of the options you sold) by the close on Sep 17 then the options you sold will expire worthless (i.e. you keep the $ 420 you sold them for, and you keep your stock) and now you can either sell the 200 shares of IWM you still have, or you can write another 2 call options against those shares for the October option cycle (when the market opens the following Monday, Sep 20).

The Bank of America A warrants, with a strike price of $ 13.30 (close to today's market price), a long duration (8 + years) and a cherry!

For example, if the stock is callable at $ 100 and the shares are trading very close to that (say, at $ 99), the likelihood that the stock will be called soon is much higher than if the stock were trading at $ 89 (further away from the strike price).

Example Place a market order selling to close 1 contract of F at a limit of.19 with strike price $ 16, expiring Feb. 11th 2011 on account 12345678

Many agents have experienced, after the fact, that an issue at closing required the buyers and sellers to strike a new end price, adjusted legally at the law office, but no one thought it brilliant to notify the agents of a change in the SOLD price, and if notified, the agent failed to amend sale price through the MLS vehicle.