10. Delta (Part 2)
10.1 – Model Thinking The previous chapter gave you a sneak peek into the first option Greek – the Delta. Besides discussing the delta, there...
9. The Option Greeks (Delta) Part 1
9.1 – Overview Yesterday I watched the latest bollywood flick ‘Piku’. Quite nice I must say. After watching the movie I was casually pondering over...
8. Moneyness of an Option Contract
8.1 – Intrinsic Value The moneyness of an option contract is a classification method wherein each option (strike) gets classified as either – In the...
7. Summarizing Call & Put Options
7.1 – Remember these graphs Over the last few chapters, we have looked at two basic option type’s, i.e. the ‘Call Option’ and the ‘Put...
6. The Put Option selling
6.1 – Building the case Previously we understood that, an option seller and the buyer are like two sides of the same coin. They have...
5. The Put Option Buying
5.1 – Getting the orientation right I hope by now you are through with the practicalities of a Call option from both the buyers and...
4. Selling/Writing a Call Option
4. Selling/Writing a Call Option 4.1 – Two sides of the same coin Do you remember the 1975 Bollywood super hit flick ‘Deewaar’, which attained...
3. Buying a Call Option
3.1 – Buying call option In the previous chapters we looked at the basic structure of a call option and understood the broad context under...
2. Basic Option Jargons
2.1– Decoding the basic jargons In the previous chapter, we understood the basic call option structure. The idea of the previous chapter was to capture...
1. Call Option Basics
1.1– Breaking the Ice As with any of the previous modules in Varsity, we will again make the same old assumption that you are new...