Optionsmarkt

German

Etymology

Option (option) +‎ -s- +‎ Markt (market)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔpˈt͡si̯oːnsˌmaʁkt]
  • Hyphenation: Op‧ti‧ons‧markt

Noun

Optionsmarkt m (strong, genitive Optionsmarkts, plural Optionsmarkte)

  1. (finance) options market (a financial market where options, which are derivatives based on underlying assets like stocks or commodities, are traded)
    Am Optionsmarkt sichern institutionelle Anleger die Wirtschaftskraft ihrer Portfolios gegen extreme Kursschwankungen ab.
    On the options market, institutional investors hedge the economic power of their portfolios against extreme price fluctuations.
    Die hohe Hebelwirkung am Optionsmarkt kann die kurzfristige Zahlungskraft spekulativer Marktteilnehmer sowohl vervielfachen als auch vollständig vernichten.
    The high leverage on the options market can both multiply and completely destroy the short-term solvency of speculative market participants.

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Synonyms

Antonyms

  • Kassamarkt (spot market; immediate delivery)
  • Effektenmarkt (securities market; for the underlying assets themselves)

Coordinate terms

  • Call-Option (call option)
  • Put-Option (put option)
  • Basiswert (underlying asset)
  • Ausübungspreis (strike price)

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