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Introduction to Options

Finance: Introduction to Options

Course Overview

  • Call and put payoff profiles for buying and selling options
  • In-the-money, at-the-money, or out-of-the-money
  • Put-call parity and combinations of options and forwards
  • Time value versus intrinsic value
  • Hedging underlying risks with options
  • Drivers of option premiums
  • Understanding volatility
  • Commodity, equity and FX options

Audience:

This course is designed for finance professionals in asset management, hedge funds, corporates, or banking who need an understanding of Options. 

Prerequisite:

None

Duration:

This is a one-day course. The course starts at 09:30 and runs until 16:30.
Alternate timings can be arranged upon request. The course can be held on a date that suits you.

Location:

Our Finance: Introduction to Options course can be delivered virtually using online training platforms such as MS Teams or Zoom or face-to-face at any preferred location in the UK, Europe or ROW.

Introduction to Options Course Outline

What is an option – definitions, call and put payoff profiles for buying and selling options

Is the option in-the-money, at-the-money, or out-of-the-money ?

Understanding put-call parity and combinations of options and forwards

Time value versus intrinsic value for calls and puts

Hedging underlying risks with options, using calls and puts, using collars

Drivers of option premiums – spot, volatility, time-to-maturity, strike, interest rates

Understanding volatility, calculations, volatility skew and smile

Examples using commodity, equity and FX options
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