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Arabic translation: خيارات العقود المستقبلية

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English term or phrase:	options on futures
Arabic translation:	خيارات العقود المستقبلية
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07:46 Jan 14, 2007

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Economics

English term or phrase: options on futures

stocks and bonds are complicated enought, but there are options, futures, options on futures, interest rate swaps, governemt "strips", and an array of other products so arcane that new Ph.D.s in mathematics routinely head for Wall Street rather than the Ivory Tower

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خيارات العقود المستقبلية

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Introduction

Although futures contracts have been traded on U.S. exchanges since 1865, options on futures contracts were not introduced until 1982. Initially offered as part of a government pilot program, their success eventually led to widespread use of options on agricultural as well as financial futures contracts. Options on futures contracts can offer a wide and diverse range of potentially attractive investment opportunities. However, options trading is a speculative investment and should be treated as such. Even though the purchase of options on futures contracts involves a limited risk (losses are limited to the costs of purchasing the option), it is nonetheless possible to lose your entire investment in a short period of time. And for investors who sell rather than buy options,there is no limit at all to the size of potential losses.This information is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of options on futures contracts—what they are, how they work and the opportunities (and risks) involved in trading them.