Brief History of Options
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Catherine Deatherage & Steven Fang
Brief History of Options
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What is an option?Contract
Premium
Right but not obligation to exercise the contract
Time value
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Early History• Dates back to 624
BC–ca. 546 BC
• Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher Thales
• Olive Presses
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Holland 1634
• The tulip bubble
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First option Market in U.S.Began after
opening of NYSE in 1791
Trading took place OTC
Each contract was unique which in effect locked in each buyer and seller into their particular contract.
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First option Market in U.S.Formed The Put &
Call Broker & Dealers Association, Inc.
Goal was to provide a better service through better networking and an expansion of the market for options.
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Abuses in the 1920s with Options• This was the
manipulation of the option market.
• Partnership in crime between speculators and brokers.
• On the large scale “option pools” formed
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After the Crash of 1929• 1929 Stock market crash
resulted in the formation of the SEC in 1934
• The SEC not only looked at the stock and bond market but was also examining the option market.
• Eventually the SEC granted the option market the right to continue its business.
• The SEC regulates option trading in the U.S.
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Chicago Board of Trade & Chicago Board of Option ExchangeSEC issued license
to CBOT to register as national exchange in 1935.
CBOT did not start trading until 1968.
The Chicago Board of Options Exchange (1973) was born out of the CBOT
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Option Clearing CorporationNow owned by all
U.S. exchanges that trade listed options.
Standardization of option contracts and formation of OCC has created a more liquid market for option trading.
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Questions?