For example, if you write an uncovered call, you face
unlimited potential loss, since there is no cap on how high a stock price can rise.
Not exact matches
A call option, he explained, is a type of financial contract that allows an investor to make deals that have limited
potential for
loss but
unlimited potential for gain.
Similarly, short selling typically requires approval as there is a
potential for
unlimited losses.
When you short a stock, you have
unlimited loss potential but can only double the amount of your original investment.
Essentially, if the stock goes up, you have
unlimited profit
potential (less the cost of the put options), and if the stock goes down, the put goes up in value to offset
losses on the stock.
ASBMB's report,
Unlimited Potential, Vanishing Opportunity, collected anonymous statements from respondents regarding the risk of job
loss as a result of diminished science funding.
The state offered
unlimited upside while shielding teachers from any
potential losses.
So your
potential losses could be substantial, even
unlimited.
It's definitely not advisable to take an unhedged short position, either by borrowing someone else's share (s) to sell or selling an option (when you sell the option you take the risk), because of the
unlimited loss potential described above.
Here's the rub: you have
unlimited loss potential.
A stop -
loss order should be entered at $ 59 to protect against a change in the trend and the
potential for theoretically
unlimited losses.
The con is that your
potential loss is
unlimited as well.
If the stock price increases over the exercise price by more than the amount of the premium, the short will lose money, with the
potential loss unlimited.
The main pros and cons of variable universal life are that since you have the benefit of
potential unlimited gains, you also bear the risk of
potential unlimited loss.
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.
The
potential for
loss to the option seller may be
unlimited.
A futures contract carries
unlimited profit and
loss potential whereas the buyer of a Call or Put Option's
loss is limited, but the profit
potential is
unlimited.
When you sell short, the most you can make is 100 %, but your
potential for
loss is
unlimited.
Consider that when buying stock (a.k.a. going long or taking a long position, in contrast to short) then your
potential loss as a buyer is limited (i.e. stock goes to zero) and your
potential gain
unlimited (stock keeps going up, if you're lucky!)
Call options have
unlimited upside
potential and
losses are limited to the purchase price of the option.
Short sales that are not made «against - the - box» theoretically involve
unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase.
Potential losses from swaps are
unlimited.
In fact, the
potential for
loss is
unlimited — you can lose everything you invested and more.
The profit is limited to the premiums of the put and call, but the
potential losses are virtually
unlimited depending on price variation in any direction.
Depending on the terms and conditions of your agreement with the CFD provider, the
potential losses are
unlimited.
For the writer, the
potential loss is
unlimited unless the contract is covered, meaning that the writer already owns the security underlying the option.
Variable life sub-accounts are direct investments and subsequently offer
unlimited potential for both gains and
losses.
You have the
potential for
unlimited gains and
losses depending on how your underlying investment options perform.
The con is that your
potential loss is
unlimited as well.