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Unit 8: Application of Options

7. Define Index Options. Notes
8. What is the Contract specification for index options?
9. What are Stock Options?
10. What are the different options that an investor would choose to deal with bearish securities
in a given financial market?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Limited 2. Call
3. Spot price 4. Premium
5. Loss 6. Strike price

7. Increases 8. Less
9. True 10. False
11. True 12. False

13. True 14. True
15. True

8.6 Further Readings

Books Derivatives Market NCFM Module. National Stock Exchange India Limited
Publications: Bombay: 2007.

Gupta S.L. (2007). Financial Derivatives. Prentice Hall. New Delhi.
Jaynath Rama Varma (2008). Derivatives and Risk Management. Tata McGraw
Hill Publications: New Delhi.

2008. Indian Stock Market Review National Stock Exchange Publications.

Online links http://derivativesindia.com
http://derivativesindia.com/scripts/glossary/index.aricles_e-articles

http://www.margrabe.com/Dictionary/derivatives/html
http://www.sebi.gov.in
http://www.nseindia.com/f&o

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