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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
Mutual Fund
A mutual fund is a financial instrument that collects funds from investors and invest in different assets, like equity, bonds, etc. A professional fund manager handles the investments, making it easier for individuals to invest and spread their risk without needing deep market knowledge.
Tracking Error
Tracking error measures how closely a portfolio or fund follows the performance of its benchmark index. It represents the volatility of the difference between fund returns and benchmark returns. A lower tracking error indicates closer alignment, while a higher tracking error suggests greater deviation due to costs, strategy, or holdings.
Enterprise Value
Enterprive Value is a metric used to determine the total value of a company. It is valuation technique used by companies to understand how much money they need to pay to acquire another company.
Conversely, Enterprise Value is also used to figure out the amount of money a company can get on selling their business. To calculate the EV of a company, the total market capitalization is combined with the net debt or cash subtracted from debt. The formula to calculate Enterprise Value is:
EV = Market Capitalization + Net Debt
Or
EV = Market Capitalization + Debt - Cash
Conversely, Enterprise Value is also used to figure out the amount of money a company can get on selling their business. To calculate the EV of a company, the total market capitalization is combined with the net debt or cash subtracted from debt. The formula to calculate Enterprise Value is:
EV = Market Capitalization + Net Debt
Or
EV = Market Capitalization + Debt - Cash
Follow On Public Offer
A Follow On Public Offer or FPO allows a publicly traded company to issue more stock to public investors. FPOs are similar to IPOs because FPOs allow companies to raise additional capital through the public market.
For an FPO to be possible, a company must have already done an IPO. FPO shares are typically issued at a discount by a company whose track record is already clear because they are publicly traded.
For an FPO to be possible, a company must have already done an IPO. FPO shares are typically issued at a discount by a company whose track record is already clear because they are publicly traded.
Paper Profit/Loss
Paper profit or loss ( Unrealised profit or loss) is the profit or loss on an investment that has not been converted into actual cash. Paper profit occurs when the current market value of a security is higher than its purchase price while when the current market value of a security is less than its purchase price, it is paper loss. The profit or loss is only realised when the investor sells the security, thus it is also called paper trading and virtual trading. Indian tax laws don't tax profits on paper until realised through sale.
Adjusted Closing Price
The adjusted closing price of stock accounts for any changes that happen due to corporate actions like dividends, stock splits, and others after trading hours.
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