Describe the Main Features of Option Contracts

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Essay

Describe the main features of option contracts.What are the payoff functions of the four basic option positions that can be taken by traders? Explain the circumstances that would motivate trade in each position.

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Definitions:

Incremental Cash Flows

Additional cash flows from taking on a new project, crucial for analysis in capital budgeting decisions to determine a project's potential profitability.

Capital Budgeting

Analysis techniques concerned with justifying money spent on long-term assets and projects.

Profitability

A measure of the efficiency of a company or investment in generating profit or return compared to its revenue or investment size.

Capital Budgeting Process

The procedure companies use to evaluate and select long-term investments that are aligned with their goal of shareholder wealth maximization.