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The ratio of the dollar price change in the price of an option to a 1% change in the expected price volatility.
Knockin Option
An option that “comes to life” when a trigger event occurs. Typically when a price crosses a particular barrier it pulls the trigger.
Knockout Option
An option that “dies” when a trigger event occurs. Typically when a price crosses a particular barrier it pulls the trigger.
Haircut The margin or difference between the actual market value of a security and the value assessed by the lending side of a transaction (ie. a repo). Hamster Option A form of Range Option that […]
U.K. Mips Goldman, Sachs’s variation on its Mips structure, tailored to maximize its advantages for the UK market in ways that the U.S. government wouldn’t allow. Grand Metropolitan Delaware (limited partnership) issued 20 million “preferred […]
Objective (mutual funds) The fund’s investment strategy category as stated in the prospectus. There are more than 20 standardized categories. Odd lot A trading order for less than 100 shares of stock. Odd lot dealer […]
