Uncovered Options Trading System
Derivative: A financial instrument, traded on or off an exchange, the price of which is directly dependent upon the value of one or more underlying securities, equity indices, debt instruments, commodities, other derivative instruments, or any agreed upon pricing index or arrangement. Derivatives involve the trading of rights or obligations based on the underlying product but do not directly transfer that product. Derivatives are generally used to hedge risk or to exchange a floating rate of return for fixed rate of return. Derivatives include futures, options, and swaps. For example, futures contracts are derivatives of the physical contract and options on futures are derivatives of futures contracts.
Credit Default Option: Credit Default Option is a put option that makes a payoff in the event the issuer of a specified reference asset defaults. Also called default option.
Credit Default Swap: Credit Default Swap is a bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) contract in which the seller agrees to make a payment to the buyer in the event of a specified credit event in exchange for a fixed payment or series of fixed payments; the most common type of credit derivative; also called credit swap; similar to credit default option.
Credit Event: Credit Event is an event such as a debt default or bankruptcy that will affect the payoff on a credit derivative, as defined in the derivative agreement.
Credit Rating: Credit Rating is a rating determined by a rating agency that indicates the agency's opinion of the likelihood that a borrower such as a corporation or sovereign nation will be able to repay its debt. The rating agencies include Standard & Poor's, Fitch, and Moody's.
Credit Spread: Credit Spread is the difference between the yield on the debt securities of a particular corporate or sovereign borrower (or a class of borrowers with a specified credit rating) and the yield of similar maturity Treasury debt securities.
Credit Spread Option: Credit Spread Option is an option whose payoff is based on the credit spread between the debt of a particular borrower and similar maturity Treasury debt.
Credit Spread Option: Credit Spread Option is an option whose payoff is based on the credit spread between the debt of a particular borrower and similar maturity Treasury debt.
Total Return Swap: Total Return Swap (also called total rate of return swap, or TR swap) is a type of credit derivative in which one counterparty receives the total return (interest payments and any capital gains or losses) from a specified reference asset and the other counterparty receives a specified fixed or floating cash flow that is not related to the creditworthiness of the reference asset.
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Naked options trading is very risky - many people lose money trading them. It is recommended contacting your broker or investment professional to find out about trading risk and margin requirements before getting involved into trading uncovered options.