Outcomes
By the end of this training course, trainees will be able to:
- Define the nature of options.
- Identify the benefits and risks of trading strategies involving options.
- Practice the applications of options by using numerous complex strategies as trading tools and hedging instruments.
Target Group
- Senior dealers & brokers.
- Options traders and investment managers and hedge funds.
- Relationship managers.
- Risk management senior officers.
- Anyone has basic knowledge in options and need to acquire more knowledge about strategies involving options.
Contents
- Basics of Options:
- Definition & Terminologies.
- Option moneyness.
- Calculating the option premium.
- The minimum and maximum values of (European & American) options.
- Options Trading Strategies:
- Simple Strategies:
- Long Call.
- Short Call.
- Long Put.
- Short Put.
- Synthetic Strategies:
- Synthetic Long Call.
- Synthetic Short Call.
- Synthetic Long Put.
- Synthetic Short Put.
- Spread Strategies:
- Bull Spread.
- Bear Spread.
- Butterfly Spread.
- Calendar Spread “Time Spread”.
- Diagonal Spread.
- Combination Strategies :
- Straddle.
- Strip.
- Strap.
- Strangle.
- Practical cases and examples.