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Aulas

1. Introduction to Options

- Types of options
- Options positions and payoffs
- Specification of options
- Moneyness; intrinsic and time value
- OTC vs. exchange-traded markets


2. Properties of Stock Options

- Factors affecting option prices
- Upper and lower bounds for option prices


2. Properties of Stock Options (continued)

- Upper and lower bounds for option prices
- Put-call parity
- Early exercise
- Effect of dividends


3. Trading Strategies

- Hedging strategies


3. Trading Strategies (continued)

- Speculative strategies


3. Trading Strategies (continued)

- Speculative strategies


4. Binomial Option Pricing Model

- One-period model: replicating portfolio and risk-neutral valuation


4. Binomial Option Pricing Model (continued)

- Multi-period model
- Model for dividend-paying underlying assets


4. Binomial Option Pricing Model (continued)

- Valuation of American options


5. Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

- Risk-neutral valuation


5. Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model (continued)

- Black-Scholes partial differential equation: riskless and replication portfolios
- Volatility estimation: historical vs. Implied


6. Extensions to the Black-Scholes Model

- Stocks with discrete dividends and Black’s approximation
- Assets with dividend yield (Merton model): stock indices and currencies


6. Extensions to the Black-Scholes Model (continued)

- Futures options (Black’s model)


7. Greeks and Option Hedging

- Delta, gamma, theta, vega, rho


7. Greeks and Option Hedging (continued)

- Delta-hedging


7. Greeks and Option Hedging (continued)

- Delta-gama and delta-gama-vega hedging


8. Exotic Options

- Binary options
- Barrier options


9. Structured Products

- Creation and valuation of structured products


9. Structured Products (continued)

- Creation and valuation of structured products


9. Structured Products (continued)

- Creation and valuation of structured products