Offsetting positions
Long positions (long futures and call options) may be netted against short positions (short futures and put options) only where they are on the same stock, index or commodity with the same maturity period.
This one is not written up yet
The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.
Written up from the same chapter
- Churn RateThe percentage of customers who discontinue using a product or service over a given period — the metric that decides whether acquired customers are an asset or a leaking bucket.
- Discounted Cash FlowA valuation method that estimates the cash a business will generate in future years and converts each year back to what it is worth today.
- Enterprise ValueWhat it would cost to buy the whole business — market capitalisation plus debt, less cash — as opposed to market capitalisation, which buys only the equity.
- Fair valueThe theoretical futures price — spot plus the cost of carrying the commodity to expiry — at which a buyer is indifferent between buying today and buying forward.
- IPEV GuidelinesThe international best-practice guidelines for valuing unlisted private equity and venture capital investments at fair value, setting out seven widely used methods for valuing a portfolio company.
- LeverageControl of a large contract value for a small upfront outlay — premium for an option buyer, margin for a futures position — which multiplies percentage gains and percentage losses by the same factor.
Where this is taught
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