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While only directional trades are possible with financial instruments such as futures, shares or ETFs - i.e. on rising or falling prices
Options are futures contracts with standardized contract details defined by the exchange. The most important contract details include the type of
Equity options are important financial instruments for hedging equity positions for both institutional and private investors. In addition, they offer speculative
In addition to shares, ETFs and futures, share indices are underlyings on which options can be bought or sold. Apart from a speculative
Futures are forward contracts that can be traded on numerous different underlyings (share indices, energy commodities, agricultural commodities, bonds, currencies, etc.) and are available to private traders.
Options and futures are forward contracts with a limited term. Options can be used to implement both simple and very complex strategies. In contrast to
The price of an option is made up of the intrinsic value and the extrinsic value. The intrinsic value can be calculated from the strike price of the
The price of an option is made up of two components: the intrinsic value and the extrinsic value (also known as the time value).