How to calculate the price stratgies options (i.e. butterfly). Universal formula for all strategies in world?
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A universal formula for all strategies does not exist. However this site has a lot of return formula and might have what you are looking for:\n\nhttp://www.poweropt.com/strategymenu.asp
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Try http://www.optionsxpress.com
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An option strategy is usually implemented by combining one or more option positions and zero or more underlying positions. The option positions used can be long and/or short positions in calls and/or puts at various strikes.\n\nGenerally, options trading strategies can classified to be bullish, bearish or neutral. In the case of neutral strategies, they can be further classified into those that are bullish on volatility and those that are bearish on volatility.\n\nAnd That's My Best Option Answer!
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For you to understand option pricing at more than a superficial level you will need a certain mathematical level.  Ideally you will have had calculus and will understand the basics of differential equations and how to solve them.\n\nAssuming this, there is a very good book by John Hull which is called "Options, Futures and Other Derivatives" which is very expensive new but which you can get used for probably $60 used.  It will be worth the money.\n\nThis is the only options book I ever read (an earlier edition) and I have been trading derivatives since the early 1990s.
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Here's the method (you can do the calculations yourself, surely).\nMaximize the profit xp(x) - C(x) over x: work out d/dx of the profit, set it equal to 0, and work out x. That's the optimum (profit-maximizing) quantity. Then put this x into the formula for p(x) = ... to work out the price. Finally, put this x into the formula for the profit: it is xp(x) - C(x) = ...
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Try the chicago board options exchange (www.cboe.com)  I believe the symbol is SPX.
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Many approaches:\n\n1) Discount cash flow method. Work out all the projected free cash flows of the company and then do a dcf on it. The key is not in doing up the model - the key is in your assumptions (as in all models);\n\n2) Multiples - look for a listed company in a similar industry and use a EBITDA multiple to find out an approx value. Check yahoo finance - it is rather good for info finding;\n\n3) Asset valuation method - not as accurate as the above but add up all the assets of the company. Note that the sum may be worth more than each piece if all is functioning together well;\n\n4) replacement value - check out the market values of all the assets and value that. \n\n5) Net Asset Value - Assets minus liabilities for a really general ballpark figure. \n\nI generally use 1 & 2. 3-5 are just very general guides.
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S&P 500 INDEX = ^GSPC\n\nlook here: http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup\nand select "indices" as the type\n\nFor commodities look here: http://money.cnn.com/data/commodities/
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Lawrence Macmillan.  Options as a Strategic Investment.\n\nThe revered bible.\n\nBut before investing in this weighty tome, why not check out the education sections of the options exchanges:\n\nwww.cboe.com\nwww.888options.com (the clearing corporation)\nwww.m-x.ca (the montreal exchange, has the best discussion of "the Greeks" - deltas, thetas, gammas, rhos - that options traders sooner or later need to learn)\nwww.ivolatility.com - for a volatility calculator\nalso the international securities exchange, the boston exchange, the amex
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one formula you can use is\n\nF = P(1 + i)^n\nwhere,\n\nF = future worth of the money\nP = present worth of the money\ni = interest rate\nn = number of years\n\nsince the future worth of the money will be twice of the present worth, then we can say that,\n\nF = 2P\n\nusing this in the formula you'll come up with,\n\n-> 2P = P(1 + i)^n  \n(divide the whole equation by P)\n-> 2 = (1 + i)^n \n(n is 20 years)\n-> 2 = (1 + i)^20\n(raising the whole equation by 1/20)\n-> 2^(1/20) = 1 + i\n-> 1.035264 = 1 + i\n-> i = 0.035264\n-> i = 3.5264%
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What you need is stock charts plotted by percentage returns (inculding dividends) as you will see at www.fasttrack.net
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If you are using My Yahoo, you can set up up a Stock Portfolio segment right on your home screen.  You can set up separate categories for each set of stocks (purchased, watchlist, etc.)  It's very easy to use.  The stock prices are updated every time you log on or hit "refresh".  As with any stock tracking program, there is typically a 20 minute delay for stock quotes however if you have an online account with a brokerage, typically that website will enable you to get "real time quotes".  For example, I use www.optionsexpress.com. It is a great brokerage site for both stocks and options.  On that site, you can set "alerts" for either a percentage change (you set the percentage) or a dollar amount change in your stock price either up or down.  The alert is sent to an email address of your choice.  Check your online brokerage service because they most likely offer that service.  Another program that I use to track stocks is www.marketwatch.com.  It's free but you have to sign up or register for it.  They also provide the ability to set "alerts" on changes in stock prices or news about your stock.  Be sure to "opt out" of all of the free services and product emails or you'll get a lot of spam.
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That's the definition.. but this is how they work:\n\nCall options: buy if you expect a stock to go up.\nPut options: buy if you expect a stock to go down.\n\nOptions were intended at first as insurance, you would buy option 'contracts' at a certain 'strike price' that would let you to buy 100 shares per contract at the specified strike price, regardless of whatever the stock was trading at. \n\nHowever, many people realized you can make A LOT of money by buying and selling the option contracts themselves. You can also lose everything. They have higher spreads (usually minimum of $0.10), and a lot more volatile since they're cheap. Use at your own discretion.
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In point of view STP approach is probably the best solution. Check www.stpinvesting.com and you'll find it for your own.
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The best way to do that is go direct through caterpillar via their direct reinvestment progam ( DRIP ).\n\nTheir # is: 309.675.4619\n\nDon't buy through a traditional broker if you can help it due to the high overall commission.\n\nfor other info: http://www.advancedwealthsolutions.com
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http://www.asx.com.au/investor/options/index.htm\n\nThis is the best website which gives an indepth and accurate information on Options and futures strategies.\nI am shure this will serve your purpose.
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Buy a call when you are expecting a stock to go up.  A call is an option to buy.\n\nBuy a put when you expect the stock to go down.  A put is an option to sell.\n\nThe strike price determines the 'sales price'\n\nIf you expect goog to bounce, you would by a call for Dec, Jan, Feb, whenever for a strike price of 500.  Dec call would cost you $8 per share (you need to buy in contracts consisting of 100 shares to trade options).  If goog goes past $508 in a true options trade, you profit every cent after that.  You could essentially trade the option when it got close to 500 if there was enough time for the option to have value.\n\nIf you are expecting goog to continue the downward trend, you would buy a put.  The $480 strike for goog Dec option is trading at $7.40.  You essentially have the option to sell goog at $480, so if goog goes down past 472.60 you make money for every cent after that.  Also with the call option, you could just sell your option with more value if the stock starts going down and you still have the intrinsic (time sensitive) value left on the option.\n\nGood luck.