Introduction Syllabus Class Format
Part 1 - Generic Derivatives & OptionsPart 2 - Futures, Swaps, MBS
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Derivatives are financial instruments whose price and value derive from the value of the underlying assets or other variables (ISDA)
Derivatives are a “zero sum game”
Derivatives Definition
1840s Midwest USA farmers 1848 Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) for
grain 1874 Chicago Produce Exchange for
butter/eggs 1919 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Risk management Land options Risk management
History of Derivatives
OTC vs. Exchanges
Eurex (E-X) Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE)
Derivative Markets
Futures Options / Warrant Future options Swaps Mortgage backed securities Forward Rate Agreement Convertible bonds Real options
Derivative Instruments
Stocks (example) Bonds Indices Commodities (examples for metal and ag.) Currencies Weather Carbon emissions Radio bandwidth
Underlying Assets
Derivatives Call option Put option Exercise or Strike Price Expiration, Exercise, or Maturity Date Long position Short position
Futures & Forwards Forward Contract Futures Contract-commodities-indexes-interest rates-exchange rates
Swaps An agreement between two firms in
which each firm agrees to exchange (or Swap) the “interest rate characteristics” of two different financial instruments of identical principal.
TypesInterest Rate SwapsCurrency Swaps
Ex - Interest Rate Swaps
Aaa Corp Baa Corp
L.T. Fixed Loan 10% 11.5%
S.T. Variable Loan 7.25%7.50%
Swap
Aaa Corp Borrows $1mil fixed loan @ 10%
BAA Corp Borrows $1mil variable loan @ 7.5%
Aaa assumes pmts on variable loan at 7.5%
Baa assumes pmts on fixed loan @ 10.75%
Aaa Benefit Baa BenefitPay L.T. @ -10.00% Pay S.T. @ - 7.50%
Get L.T. @ +10.75% Get S.T. @ + 7.50%
Pay S.T. @ - 7.50% Pay L.T. @ -10.75%
S.T. Sav @ + 7.25% L.T. Sav @ +11.50%
Net Benefit + .50% Net Benefit + .75%
Ex - Interest Rate Swaps
Aaa Corp Baa Corp
L.T. Fixed Loan 10% 11.5%
S.T. Variable Loan 7.25%7.50%
Options
Read McMillan glossary for terminology
IBMSept80CallStock = IBMExpiration Date = 3rd Friday in Sept
(Saturday)Position = Long call Strike Price = $80# of shares = 100
Ex. IBMSept60CallPrice = 65Call = 7Strike = 60
Intrinsic Value = 65 - 60 = 5Premium = 7Time Value Premium = 7 + 60 - 65 = 2
Options
Parity = Intrinsic Value = Cost
Over Parity --> E + O - P > 0
Under Parity --> E + O - P < 0
Options
Factors in Option Price1. Stock price2. Strike price3. Time to expiration4. Volatility & distribution5. Risk free rate6. Dividends
Options