Put-call parity p +spe-ql=c+Xer holds regardless of the assumptions made about the stock price distribution It follows that

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Three Alternative strategies Take a position in the option and the underlying Take a position in 2 or more options of the same type(a spread Combination: Take a position in a mixture of calls puts(A combination)

Types of options A call is an option to buy A put is an option to sell A European option can be exercised only at the end of its life An American option can be exercised at any time

30.2 Big Losses by Financial Institutions Allied Irish Bank($700 million) Barings($1 billion) Chemical Bank($33 million) Daiwa ($1 billion) Kidder Peabody ($350 million) LTCM ($4 billion) Midland Bank ($500 million) National Bank ($130 million) Sumitomo ($2 billion)

浙江大学远程教育学院：《金融工程学》课程教学电子教材（扫描版）第五章 股指期货 外汇远期 利率远期与利率期货

一、了解金融衍生工具的基本功能，金融期货和期权的分类和基本特征； 二、掌握金融期货与金融期权的区别； 三、掌握利用期货和期权进行套期保值的主要方法； 四、理解掉期的含义及其在风险管理中的应用

支付已知现金收益资产远期合约的定价 无收益资产远期合约的定价 远期价格与期货价格 远期(期货)价格与标的资产现货价格的关系 支付已知收益率资产远期合约的定价 远期与期货价格的一般结论

第一节 国际金融市场概述 第二节 欧洲货币市场 第三节 金融期货与期权交易市场 第四节 国际金融市场创新

§1国际货币体系 §2国际资本流动 §3国际金融市场 §4货币期货与期权