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Trade on the European fixed-term market in options on futures bond contracts and strategies for risk management

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  • Todor Nedev

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The characteristics of the trade in one type of derivatives are examined - options on futures bond contracts. Described and defined is the mechanism of the trade in options, as well as the possible strategies for the risk management through their purchase on these contracts. Different versions and modifications of spread, straddle, strangle and some variants of synthetic positions have been grounded in the basis of similar strategies. In general the strategies with options on futures bond contracts concentrate on limiting of possibilities for losses by undesired change in the rates of bonds by the futures market.

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  • Todor Nedev, 2002. "Trade on the European fixed-term market in options on futures bond contracts and strategies for risk management," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 4, pages 101-115.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econth:y:2002:i:4:p:101-115
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    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations

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