Investing Derivatives
A put option contract gives you the right to sell 100 shares of stock (or some other asset) at a certain price for a certain amount of time. Put options are a way of taki...
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A call option contract gives you the right to buy 100 shares of stock (or some other asset) at a certain price for a certain amount of time. Call options are a way of tak...
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Futures and options are both a type of derivative. That means simply that their value derives from some other asset. Eg stock, commodity, bond, currency etc.
Futures a...
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Like any other broker, a futures broker is simply a middle man between you and another futures trader. A futures broker accepts your buy or sell order and finds someone ...
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An option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a good at a specific price at a specific time in the future. Unlike holders of futures contracts, someone h...
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A future is the obligation to buy a certain good, at a certain price at a certain time in the future. Futures can be used to hedge costs of goods like oil, gold, or soy b...
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