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Options arbitrage

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Traders perform conversions when options are relatively overpriced by purchasing stock and selling the equivalent options position. When the options are relatively underpriced, traders will do reverse conversions or reversals. In practice, actionable option arbitrage opportunities have decreased with
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One reason a trader may take this position would be to extend the holding period of the underlying position for
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market to earn small profits with very little or zero risk.
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Index

Conversion (options)
arbitrage
options
short
call
long
put
underlying
strike
expiration
delta neutral
capital gains tax
long
call
short
put
underlying
strike
expiration
delta neutral
Binary option
Options strategies
Synthetic options position
Volatility arbitrage
Option Arbitrage
ISBN
0-7352-0197-8
Categories
Arbitrage
Options (finance)

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