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Gearing
The gearing of a derivative is the price of the underlying divided by the price of the derivative. This can be used for crude assessments of leverage and option pricing. A more sophisticated measure is effective gearing (or lambda), which is the traditional...
Leverage
The ability to control large amounts of an underlying variable for a small initial investment. Futures and options are leveraged products, because the initial premium paid is usually much smaller than the nominal amount of the underlying. Leverage is...
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