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What do you understand by Compound Option?

What do you understand by Compound Option?

Compound option or split fee option is option on an option. the value of another option is involved in the exercise payoff of a compound option. Then a compound option has got two expiration dates and two strike prices. Compounded options are often used by the traders for…

What do you understand by Credit Spread?

What do you understand by Credit Spread?

In finance, If there is an involvement of a purchase of one option and a sale of another option in the same class and expiration but different strike prices then it is referred to as a credit spread, or net credit spread. For entering the position investors receive a net credit, and they want the spreads to narrow or expire for profit. On the contrary, to enter a debit spread an investor would…

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