The chooser option is for those who like to think over their investing decisions. Or you might call them "indecisive people" if you want to get mean about it. The chooser option gives the investor time to decide between a call and a put option at expiration. This option is ideal for securities that are expected to be volatile, but the investor isn’t sure which way that volatility will go.
Chooser is considered an exotic option because it isn’t a standard option on the American or European exchange. This option is similar to a saddle option in that a call and put are both purchased at the same strike, but only one at a time is exercised, so it’s a bit cheaper to buy than a saddle.
The chooser is more expensive than the standard option though, so you have to pay a little for indecision. Generally the expiration date won’t change regardless of what option is used.
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finance a la shmoop what is a derivative? well it's derived it's a something taken
from something else like a derivative of hot weather is thirst a derivative of [Girl takes sip of glass of water on a beach]
hunger is well you know crankiness that's diva thing you get there...
derivative of a 1/32 quarterback rating in the NFL is like serious wealth yeah
yeah discount double shmoop yeah look for it be on there with aaron
and a derivative of a stock or bond or other security is a something which
derives its value based on the performance of that underlying security
there are basically two flavors of derivative put options ie the right to [Ice cream flavors appear]
sell a security at a given price over a given time period and a call option, ie
right to buy a security at a given price over a given time period
well the price of that option is derived from the price of the security and a few
other factors like strike prices and duration and all that stuff
colonel electric the downgraded new version of General Electric is trading [Colonel Electric appears in a suit]
for 25 bucks a share a derivative of its share price is sold in the form of a
call option with a $30 strike price expiring about 90 days from now on the
third Friday of the end of that month well investors pay a price albeit
probably a small one for the right to then pay 30 bucks a share for colonel [Call option appears for colonel electric]
electric at any time in the next 90 ish days until that option expires making the bet
that the stock will go well above 30 bucks a share in that time period that
call option is thus a derivative of the colonel electric primary stock price got
it if you really want to get personal well here's the ultimate form of
derivative [Baby laying down]
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