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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