Investor Experience with Put and Call Options

The Chicago Board Options Exchange currently lists call options for 57 stock issues and the American Stock Exchange call options for 20. The PBW and Pacific Coast Exchanges plan to begin trading in options later this year. To assist portfolio managers in the analysis of what is for them a new invest...

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Published in:Financial analysts journal 1975-07, Vol.31 (4), p.53-58
Main Authors: Hettenhouse, George W., Donald J. Puglisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Call options
Common stock
Dividends
Financial investments
Investment risk
Investors
Options
Options trading
Put & call options
Securities analysis
Skewed distribution
Stock options
Stock prices
Stock shares
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Summary:The Chicago Board Options Exchange currently lists call options for 57 stock issues and the American Stock Exchange call options for 20. The PBW and Pacific Coast Exchanges plan to begin trading in options later this year. To assist portfolio managers in the analysis of what is for them a new investment vehicle, the authors review the historical risk-return experience in options and outline some of the more common uses.
ISSN:0015-198X
1938-3312
DOI:10.2469/faj.v31.n4.53