CH 16 Hull OFOD8 TH Edition

Chapter 16 Options on Stock Indices and Currencies
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 8th Edition, Copyright John C. Hull 2012
Index Options (page 345-347)

The most popular underlying indices in the U.S. are The S&P 100 Index (OEX and XEO) The S&P 500 Index (SPX) The Dow Jones Index times 0.01 (DJX) The Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX)
Exchange-traded contracts are on 100 times index; they are settled in cash; OEX is American; the XEO and all others are European
Index Option Example

Consider a call option on an index with a strike price of 880 Suppose 1 contract is exercised when the index level is 900 What is the payoff?
Using Index Options for Portfolio Insurance

Suppose the value of the index is S0 and the strike price is K If a portfolio has a b of 1.0, the portfolio insurance is obtained by buying 1 put option contract on the index for each 100S0 dollars held If the b is not 1.0, the portfolio manager buys b put options for each 100S0 dollars held In both cases, K is chosen to give the appropriate insurance level
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Example 1
Portfolio has a beta of 1.0 It is currently worth $500,000 The index currently stands at 1000 What trade is necessary to provide insurance against the portfolio value falling below $450,000?
Example 2
Portfolio has a beta of 2.0 It is currently worth $500,000 and index stands at 1000 The risk-free rate is 12% per annum The dividend yield on both the portfolio and the index is 4% How many put option contracts should be purchased for portfolio insurance?
Calculating Relation Between Index Level and Portfolio Value in 3 months

If index rises to 1040, it provides a 40/1000 or 4% return in 3 months Total return (incl. dividends) = 5% Excess return over risk-free rate = 2% Excess return for portfolio = 4% Increase in Portfolio Value = 4+31=6% Portfolio value=$530,000
Determining the Strike Price (Table 16.2,

page 347)
Value of Index in 3 months 1,080 1,040 1,000 960 920
Expected Portfolio Value in 3 months ($) 570,000 530,000 490,000 450,000 410,000
An option with a strike price of 960 will provide protection against a 10% decline in the portfolio value
European Options on Assets Providing a Known Yield

We get the same probability distribution for the asset price at time T in each of the following cases: 1. The asset starts at price S0 and provides a yield = q 2. The asset starts at price S0eqT and provides no income
European Options on Assets Providing KnownYield

continued
We can value European options by reducing the asset price to S0eqT and then behaving as though there is no income
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Extension of Chapter 10 Results

(Equations 16.1 to 16.3)
Lower Bound for calls:
c S 0 e qT Ke rT
Lower Bound for puts
p Ke
Put Call Parity
rT
S0e
qT
c Ke rT p S 0 e qT
c Ke rT p F0 e rT
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Extension of Chapter 14 Results

(Equations 16.4 and 16.5)
c S 0 e qT N (d1 ) Ke rT N (d 2 ) p Ke rT N ( d 2 ) S 0 e qT N ( d1 ) ln( S 0 / K ) (r q 2 / 2)T where d1 T ln( S 0 / K ) (r q 2 / 2)T d2 T
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Alternative Formulas (page 353)

c e rT [ F0 N (d 1 ) KN (d 2 )] p e rT [ KN ( d 2 ) F0 N ( d 1 )] ln( F0 / K ) 2T / 2 d1 T d 2 d1 T where F0 S 0 e ( r q )T
13
Valuing European Index Options

We can use the formula for an option on an asset paying a dividend yield Set S0 = current index level Set q = average dividend yield expected during the life of the option
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Implied Forward Prices and Dividend Yields

From European calls and puts with the same strike price and time to maturity
F0 K (c p)e
rT
1 c p Ke rT q ln T S0
These formulas allow term structures of forward prices and dividend yields to be estimated OTC European options are typically valued using the forward prices (Estimates of q are not then required) American options require the dividend yield term structure
The Binomial Model

S0 S0u u S0d d
f=e-rT[pfu+(1p)fd ]
The Binomial Model
continued
In a risk-neutral world the asset price grows at rq rather than at r when there is a dividend yield at rate q The probability, p, of an up movement must therefore satisfy pS0u+(1p)S0d = S0e (rq)T so that
e( r q ) T d p u d
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Currency Options
Currency options trade on NASDAQ OMX There also exists a very active over-thecounter (OTC) market Currency options are used by corporations to buy insurance when they have an FX exposure
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Range Forward Contracts

Have the effect of ensuring that the exchange rate paid or received will lie within a certain range When currency is to be paid it involves selling a put with strike K1 and buying a call with strike K2 (with K2 > K1) When currency is to be received it involves buying a put with strike K1 and selling a call with strike K2 Normally the price of the put equals the price of the call
Range Forward Contract continued

Figure 16.1, page 348
Payoff Asset Price K1 K2 K1 K2 Asset Price Payoff
Short Position
Long Position
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The Foreign Interest Rate

We denote the foreign interest rate by rf When a U.S. company buys one unit of the foreign currency it has an investment of S0 dollars The return from investing at the foreign rate is rf S0 dollars This shows that the foreign currency provides a yield at rate rf
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Valuing European Currency Options

A foreign currency is an asset that provides a yield equal to rf We can use the formula for an option on a stock paying a dividend yield :
S0 = current exchange rate q = r
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Formulas for European Currency Options (Equations 16.11 and 16.12, page 355)
c S0e p Ke
rf T rT
N (d1 ) Ke rT N (d 2 ) N (d 2 ) S 0e
rf T
N (d1 )
ln( S 0 / K ) (r r 2 / 2)T f where d1 T ln( S 0 / K ) (r r 2 / 2)T f d2 T

Alternative Formulas (Equations 16.13 and 16.14)

Using F0 S0 e
ce
rT
( r rf ) T
[ F0 N (d1 ) KN (d 2 )] [ KN (d 2 ) F0 N (d1 )]
pe
rT
ln( F0 / K ) 2T / 2 d1 T d 2 d1 T

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Chapter 16 Options on Stock Indices and Currencies

Index Options (page 345-347)

Index Option Example

Using Index Options for Portfolio Insurance

Calculating Relation Between Index Level and Portfolio Value in 3 months

Determining the Strike Price (Table 16.2,

Value of Index in 3 months 1,080 1,040 1,000 960 920

European Options on Assets Providing a Known Yield

European Options on Assets Providing KnownYield

Extension of Chapter 10 Results

Lower Bound for calls:

Extension of Chapter 14 Results

c S 0 e qT N (d1 ) Ke rT N (d 2 ) p Ke rT N ( d 2 ) S 0 e qT N ( d1 ) ln( S 0 / K ) (r q 2 / 2)T where d1 T ln( S 0 / K ) (r q 2 / 2)T d2 T

Alternative Formulas (page 353)

Valuing European Index Options

Implied Forward Prices and Dividend Yields

The Binomial Model

The Binomial Model

Range Forward Contracts

Range Forward Contract continued

The Foreign Interest Rate

Valuing European Currency Options

ln( S 0 / K ) (r r 2 / 2)T f where d1 T ln( S 0 / K ) (r r 2 / 2)T f d2 T

Alternative Formulas (Equations 16.13 and 16.14)

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