Derivatives Foundation case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
12
Topics
12
Hard
29
Topic
All topicsMargin, clearing and risk limits8Market making and trading scenarios8Option pricing and arbitrage checks8Option strategies and trade ideas10Hedging with futures8Forwards, futures and arbitrage8Volatility trading8Interest rate derivatives9Structured products and client solutions7Currency derivatives and corporate FX hedging9Credit derivatives and counterparty risk7Greeks and managing an options book10
Level
AnyWarm upCoreHard
Source
AnyReported at a firmStandard
Showing 1–2 of 2 · filtered from 100Clear filters
  1. 022On a Rs 1,000 stock, compare a covered call, a protective put and a long straddle over three equally likely outcomes of 850, 1,000 and 1,150. Which makes more money on average, which has the more volatile P&L, and where does each come from?Option strategies and trade ideasCoreSusquehanna International GroupPhiladelphia · 2025
  2. 081A stock at 400 should drift to 420 to 440 over two months, not beyond. Buy the 400 call at 14, buy the 400/440 call spread at 10, or sell the 380 put at 6? Pick one.Option strategies and trade ideasCoreOld Mission CapitalChicago · 2025

Company names and figures are illustrative.