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OPTION DOUBLE [2 records]

Record 1 2004-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

Combined option operation where the buyer obtains the right against the payment of a premium to purchase shares within a specified period for a stipulated option price (call) and/or to sell them (put), or to waive either action under forfeiture of the premium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Achat ou vente simultané d'un même nombre d'options d'achat et d'options de vente au cours présentant les mêmes caractéristiques en ce qui concerne le sous-jacent, l'échéance et le prix d'exercice.

OBS

Chaque option peut être exercée séparément, bien que l'ensemble soit habituellement acquis et vendu comme un tout.

OBS

L'opérateur en position acheteur mise sur une volatilité relative des cours du sous-jacent, tandis que l'opérateur en position vendeur parie sur une stabilité relative des cours.

Key term(s)
  • position à double option

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
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Record 2 1998-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

A London Stock Exchange term to denote an option which gives the holder the right to call for an additional amount of stock equal to the amount named in the contract at the same price.

OBS

call of more: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

[...] une opération spéculative sur le marché à terme des valeurs mobilières qui consiste en un achat ferme [...] avec possibilité pour l'acheteur d'obtenir à l'échéance du contrat une livraison double de quantité de titres.

Key term(s)
  • demande plus
  • livraison de plus

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
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