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Joint Option

A currency option- usually on a foreign currency or a currency basket or index- that is made or written at...

Credit Collar

A variation of an equity collar that allows investors to generate cash proceeds while still receiving downside protection (though at...

Short Cartwheel

A complex option trading strategy (cartwheel) in which the position is established by combining a long put backspread and a...

Debit Spread

A spread option position whereby the price of the option purchased (long option) is larger than the price of the...

Front Spread

A spread option position whereby the price of the option purchased (long option) exceeds the price of the option sold...

Straddle Purchase

An option combination that longs a call and a put simultaneously in order for an investor to protect himself/ herself...

Straddle

An option combination that longs a call and a put simultaneously in order for an investor to protect himself/ herself...

Zero-Coupon Call

A financial instrument (particularly a fixed income instrument) that combines the features of a zero-coupon bond and a call bond....

Option on Options

An option contract that has another option contract as underlying. This product depends on volatility of volatility (vol-vol) and therefore...

Privilege

An old-dated term for an option; by definition, a privilege/ option is a derivative contract granting its owner the right, but...