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WO Call Option

A worst-of option (WO option) in the form of a call; it is a call on the worst performing stock...

Worst-Of Put Option

A worst-of option in the form of a put; it is a put on the worst performing stock or asset...

Worst-Of Call Option

A worst-of option in the form of a call; it is a call on the worst performing stock or asset...

Wild Card Option

A delivery option that allows the seller of a Treasury bond futures contract to give notice of intent to deliver...

Wash Trade

Not to be confused with a wash sale, it is an illegal practice of stock manipulation in which an investor...

Warehouse Receipts

Receipts for a commodity stored in a warehouse that guarantee the existence of this commodity and verify its availability and...

Warehouse Warrant

In the context of futures contracts, it refers to a receipt or certificate issued by a warehouse to register delivery...

Wall Option

A variation on corridor option in which the accrual corridor is one-sided. That suggests the other side or boundary of...

Weakly Path-Dependent Option

A path-dependent option whose payoff, at the time of exercise or expiration, does not depend much on the price events...

Weather Futures

A weather derivative that is principally used to transfer risk associated with adverse weather events. It is an index-based futures...