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May 6th, 2011, 01:30 PM

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How do the prices of derivatives relate to prices of their underlyings?

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Markets are driven by supply and demand, which...

Markets are driven by supply and demand, which depends on investor sentiment. This also applies to futures markets.

Forum: Traders Hideout

May 6th, 2011, 12:56 PM

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How do the prices of derivatives relate to prices of their underlyings?

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Posted By Fat Tails

For some futures traders it is quite difficult to...

For some futures traders it is quite difficult to move the market. This is the case with index futures and currency futures. Via the fair value formula these are linked to the much larger underlying...

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May 6th, 2011, 11:49 AM

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How do the prices of derivatives relate to prices of their underlyings?

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Posted By Fat Tails

Two Options to Invest $ 1 million Let us...

Two Options to Invest $ 1 million

Let us assume that you are an investor, who has $ 1 million, and you want to invest this amount to get exposure to the stock market, more precisely the S&P 500
...

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May 6th, 2011, 07:54 AM

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How do the prices of derivatives relate to prices of their underlyings?

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Posted By Fat Tails

Shorting 1,000 contracts may move the ES by 0.1%...

Shorting 1,000 contracts may move the ES by 0.1% during the illiquid night session. During the flash crash it took 200,000 contracts (contract value $ 12 billion) to move the ES down 5%. So that day...

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