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Box Spread

Definition of Box Spread

A box spread is a trading strategy that involves buying a bull call spread and a matching bear put spread. The components of a box spread are designed as so:

  • Bull call spread : two call options with a lower and upper strike price
  • Bear put spread : buying and selling puts at different strike prices of the same underlying asset with the same expiration

Related Terms

Identifiable Asset

An identifiable asset is a tangible or intangible asset that be assigned a fair value at any point in time. This concept is important during acquisitions and mergers as not all assets on a company’s balance sheet can easily be valued.

Simple examlpeps of identifiable assets include machinery. You can easily identify machinery as a separate entity and assign it a value based on various factors.

Hammer Candlestick Pattern

A Hammer Candlestick pattern occurs when a stock, commodity, or currency opens much lower than its previous closing price but moves close to or above the the same price at the close. The pattern looks like a hammer, hence the name “Hammer Candlestick”.

The candlestick can be read as follows:

  • The main body shows the difference between the financial security’s opening and closing price.
  • The wick (shadow) of the candlestick shows the high and low prices of the security for the day.

Filing

Fililng is the process of submitting important information and documents to SEBI before an Initial Public Offer (IPO). This term is commonly used when a company submits a Draft Offer Document, Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), and Final Offer Documents in order to go public.

The process of filing any document with SEBI before an IPO is done to ensure that a company is completely compliant and transparent. That’s how SEBI ensures that public investors can make informed decisions. Thus, filing is a crucial step in the IPO process.

MACD

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a technical indicator used to identify entry or exit signals when trading stocks, futures, options, and others. MACD consists of two lines as follows: MACD line Signal line The MACD line represents the difference between two exponential moving averages, while the signal line is a moving average of the MACD line.

Futures Contract

A futures contract is a derivative instrument that is legal agreement between two parties for the mandatory purchase or sale of an underlying asset at a pre-agreed price and date.

Every futures contract contains a standard lot size on top of the agreed price and date as they are a standardized derivative traded on a stock exchange, most commonly on NSE and BSE.

The price of a futures contract is known to vary from the spot price of the same underlying asset due to factors like the cost of carry, interest rates, and more.

Capital Asset Pricing Model

Capital Asset Pricing Model or CAPM is used to determine the expected return one can earn on an asset by evaluating the associated risks and how markets price the asset.



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