Estimating Risk and Hedging in Options Trading

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh VNM Kappagantula ◽  
Subhash Reddy Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Options Trading

The Bright Side of Financial Derivatives: Options Trading and Firm Innovation

CFA Digest ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyank Singhvi
Keyword(s):  
Financial Derivatives ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
Options Trading

ISLAMIC COMMERCIAL LAW

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-37
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Commercial Law ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Financial Speculation ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Options Trading

This essay is presented in two sections. Section one is devoted to amarket analysis of options, and section two to a Shari'ah perspective onoptions trading. There is no real shortage of information in the operationalprocedures of options and the various ways in which options areutilized as trading vehicles and hedging and risk-reduction devices. Onthe other hand, there is a shortage of in-depth information analyzingoptions trading from the perspective of the Shari'ah. The second part ofthis essay is tentative, in part because certain aspects of the issue needfurther development and research. The literature on the subject is in itsearly stages and has not reached a stage where consensus on issues canbe identified. This is borne out perhaps by the divided opinion that wehave at present over the basic question of the validity or nonvalidity ofoptions from an Islamic legal perspective. I shall review these twoopposing currents of opinion in due course. Suffice it here to note thatthis presentation does not seek to advocate the validity of those varietiesof options which either directly or indirectly proceed on the charging offixed interest to accounts. This may be said to be one of the distinctivefeatures of the Shari'ah perspective on options-just as it is of all varietiesof commercial transactions in Islamic law.My review of the mechanics of options trading in the first section ofthis essay broadly indicates that options trading does not proceed oncharging of fixed interest, nor does it involve unwarranted risk takingand uncertainty (gharur). Options trading has a logic of its own, whichis dominated by the idea of risk reduction and hedging against excessivelylarge positions in its underlying assets. From the perspective ofIslamic law this aspect of options is attractive and hence, from this perspectiveI make the case for the legality of options. I may also add herein passing that options trading cannot be equated with gambling or overindulgencein financial speculation. as it is basically designed to ...

The Bright Side of Financial Derivatives: Options Trading and Innovation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivvn Blanco ◽  
David Wehrheim
Keyword(s):  
Financial Derivatives ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
Options Trading

scholarly journals Options trading strategy based on ARIMA forecasting

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-127
Author(s):  
Pierre Rostan ◽  
Alexandra Rostan ◽  
Mohammad Nurunnabi
Keyword(s):  
Composite Index ◽  
Garch Model ◽  
Trading Strategy ◽  
Credit Crisis ◽  
Strike Price ◽  
Index Options ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Option Trading ◽  
Auto Regressive ◽  
Options Trading

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a profitable and original index options trading strategy. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is based on auto regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) forecasting of the S&P 500 index and the strategy is tested on a large database of S&P 500 Composite index options and benchmarked to the generalized auto regressive conditional heteroscedastic (GARCH) model. The forecasts validate a set of criteria as follows: the first criterion checks if the forecasted index is greater or lower than the option strike price and the second criterion if the option premium is underpriced or overpriced. A buy or sell and hold strategy is finally implemented. Findings The paper demonstrates the valuable contribution of this option trading strategy when trading call and put index options. It especially demonstrates that the ARIMA forecasting method is a valid method for forecasting the S&P 500 Composite index and is superior to the GARCH model in the context of an application to index options trading. Originality/value The strategy was applied in the aftermath of the 2008 credit crisis over 60 months when the volatility index (VIX) was experiencing a downtrend. The strategy was successful with puts and calls traded on the USA market. The strategy may have a different outcome in a different economic and regional context.

scholarly journals The bright side of financial derivatives: Options trading and firm innovation

2017 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iván Blanco ◽  
David Wehrheim
Keyword(s):  
Financial Derivatives ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
Options Trading

Informed options trading around holidays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doojin Ryu ◽  
Jinyoung Yu
Keyword(s):  
Options Trading

Options Trading Activity and Firm Valuation

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo S. Schwartz ◽  
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam ◽  
Richard W. Roll
Keyword(s):  
Firm Valuation ◽  
Trading Activity ◽  
Options Trading

Volatility Forecast Incorporating Investors’ Sentiment and its Application in Options Trading Strategies: A Behavioural Finance Approach at Nifty 50 Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-227
Author(s):  
Kelvin Mutum
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Investor Sentiment ◽  
Trading Strategies ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Options Market ◽  
Volatility Forecasting ◽  
Behavioural Finance ◽  
Options Trading

The present study was to examine whether the performance of options trading strategies can be improved if volatility forecasting incorporating investors’ sentiment was incorporated in the decision-making process at the Indian options market. The study adopted the multiple-factor model to build the Indian volatility forecasting model. The benchmark forecasting model (BMF) includes absolute daily returns (|RA|), daily high–low range (HLR) and daily realized volatility (RV). The proxies of investors’ sentiment considered in the study were India volatility index (IVIX), advance decline ratio (ADR), put-call open interest (PCOI) and their changes. The results of the causality and regression test indicate that investors’ sentiment and their changes should be included in the forecasting model. Mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) indicates that 15-day holding period shows the minimum error. Straddle strategies were simulated 15 days ahead before the options maturity date base on the direction of the forecast for different volatility forecasting models. The simulation result shows that the options trading performance might be improved if volatility forecasting incorporating investor sentiment, particularly IVIX, was incorporated in the decision-making process at the Indian options market. From the behavioural finance point of view, the study bridges the gap between options trading, volatility forecasting and information content of investors’ sentiment at the Indian financial market.

Momentum, Market Regime and Stocks & Options Trading Strategies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwaseyi Awoga
Keyword(s):  
Trading Strategies ◽  
Market Regime ◽  
Options Trading
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