From that date, the new contracts will be available in the exchange and clearing systems, although suspended from trading and clearing until the trading start date. Trading and clearing start date ...

Outperformance options, also known as exchange or spread options are exotic derivatives that allow an investor to gain leveraged exposure to the percentage price performance of one security or index ...

This paper examines the return behavior surrounding option introduction for a sample of 331 firms with option listings from 1983 to 1990. Using a longer test window and a sample that comprises ...

This blog is the first post in a four-part series. Part I will provide a high-level summary of stock option basics. In recent years, and at least in part due to the extremely tight labor market, ...