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- NOTICE TO USER: THIS IS A LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND DERIVATECH
- CORPORATION ("DTC"). IT DESCRIBES YOUR RIGHT TO USE THE OPTIONS TOOLBOX«
- v3.0 SOFTWARE. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. IF YOU AGREE TO BE
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- HAVE PAID FOR THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE RETURN THE SOFTWARE TO YOUR POINT OF
- PURCHASE FOR A FULL REFUND.
-
- The Options Toolbox« is the property of DTC. All rights not specifically granted to
- you hereunder are reserved by DTC. You are hereby granted the non-exclusive right
- to use The Options Toolbox on one computer at a time. You shall not make any copies
- of The Options Toolbox, other than back-up or archival copies. You shall not modify,
- alter, adapt, merge, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the program. You
- may transfer The Options Toolbox to another party only if that party agrees to accept
- the terms of this agreement and sends written acknowledgment of such acceptance to
- DTC at 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605 and you deliver to that
- party, or destroy, the original program, any copy thereof, and any related materials
- or documentation. Any transfer other than as expressly permitted herein shall be
- void and result in the termination of this license. This license may only be
- modified or amended in writing, signed by you and DTC. This license will be
- terminated automatically if you violate any of its terms and may otherwise be
- terminated by DTC for cause upon written notice to you. This license constitutes the
- parties' final, complete and exclusive agreement with respect to The Options Toolbox.
-
- THE OPTIONS TOOLBOX IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
- KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
- IMPLIED WARRANTY OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
- FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER DTC KNOWS OR HAS REASON
- TO KNOW OF YOUR PARTICULAR NEEDS. IN ADDITION, NEITHER DTC OR ANY OTHER
- PERSON MAKES A WARRANTY THAT THE PROGRAM WILL RUN UNINTERRUPTED OR
- ERROR-FREE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE OF THE OPTIONS
- TOOLBOX.
-
- IN NO EVENT WILL DTC OR ANY OTHER PERSON BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES
- INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, DAMAGE
- TO DATA OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
- USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE OPTIONS TOOLBOX, EVEN IF DTC OR SUCH OTHER
- PERSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY
- CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
-
- The Options Toolbox is provided with Restricted Rights. Use, reproduction or
- disclosure by the U.S. government is subject to the restrictions set forth in Sec.
- 52.227-19⌐ of FAR.
-
- The Options Toolbox is not to be construed as an offer or the solicitation of an
- offer to buy or sell options or other securities, or as a recommendation of
- specific investments or investment strategies.
-
- Options involve risk, and are not suitable for all investors. It is important that
- you read and understand the information in this section, as well as the publication
- Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options which every investor must receive
- from his/her brokerage firm prior to the initial purchase or sale of an option.
- Alternatively, a copy of this publication may be obtained from the Chicago Board
- Options Exchange (CBOE), 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60605, or by calling
- the CBOE at 1-800-OPTIONS.
-
- The Options Toolbox is FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. In some of its theoretical
- calculations, The Options Toolbox uses the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial approximation
- to the Black-Scholes option pricing model. While this and other approximations of
- the Black-Scholesmodel are the most popular models used for option pricing, other
- models exist that consider different factors. No model can be entirely accurate. In
- addition, a number of simplifications have been made to the model - for instance with
- regard to dividend assumptions - and the results under various circumstances
- suggested by this calculator are likely to be different from the results suggested by
- other calculators. More importantly, The Options Toolbox is aneducational tool
- intended to assist individuals in learning how options work. It is not intended to
- provide investment advice, and users of the calculator should not make investment
- decisions based upon values generated by the calculator.
-
- INDEX OPTIONS - STYLE: The Options Toolbox uses a mathematical formula to calculate
- "theoretical values" of call and put options given six inputs supplied by the user.
- The formula differs depending on whether the option being valued is an American-style
- (exercisable on any day prior to expiration) or a European-style (exercisable only on
- the last day prior to expiration) contract. Therefore, it is important to know which
- kind of option contract you are pricing. To obtain this information, check with the
- exchange on which the option is traded.
-
- DIVIDEND FLOW: This program assumes that the dividend flow is continuous and even
- throughout an equity index option's life. Actual stocks pay dividends at discrete
- intervals. The difference between using actual ex-dividend dates and the assumption
- of even, continuous dividends made by this program can also lead to discrepancies
- between theoretical values and those observed in the marketplace.
-
- VOLATILITY: Volatility has a significant influence on the price of an option
- contract. Small variations in these estimates can result in significantly
- different prices. It is important to understand that during any trading day
- the consensus among traders and investors on an estimate of future market
- volatility is dynamic, and can change frequently and abruptly. Therefore,
- do not expect prices you generate with The Options Toolbox to resemble prices
- found in the marketplace.
-
- TAX CONSIDERATIONS, TRANSACTION COSTS and MARGIN REQUIREMENTS:
- Options involve tax considerations and transaction costs that can significantly
- affect the profit or lossresults of buying and writing options. Certain
- options transactions also involve margin requirements which can significantly
- affect the economics of the transaction.None of these factors are taken into
- account in this program. For tax considerations,you should seek the advice
- of a tax professional. For transaction costs and margin requirements, consult
- your broker.
-
- Standard & Poor's«, S&P«, S&P100« and S&P500« are registered trademarks of The
- McGraw-Hill Companies and are licensed for use by the Chicago Board Options
- Exchange, Inc. Options based on the S&P 100 and S&P 500 are not sponsored,
- endorsed, sold or promoted by The McGraw-Hill Companies and The McGraw-Hill
- Companies makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in
- such products.
-
- LEAPS« and OEX« are registered trademarks and SPX TM is a trademark of the
- Chicago Board Options Exchange.
-
- "Dow Jones SM" and "Dow Jones Industrial Average SM", "Dow Jones Transportation
- Average SM", "Dow Jones Utility Average SM", "Options on The Dow SM" and "The
- Dow SM" are service marks and "Dow Jones Averages«", is a registered mark of Dow
- Jones & Company, Inc. and these havebeen licensed for certain purposes by The
- Chicago Board Options Exchange,Inc. (CBOE). CBOE's options based on the Dow Jones
- Averages are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow Jones, and Dow Jones
- makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in such products.
-
- Nikkei 300« is a registered trademark of Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc., and is licensed
- for use by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.
-
- The Nasdaq-100 Index«, Nasdaq National Market«, and Nasdaq« are registered marks
- and The Nasdaq Stock MarketSM, NDXSM and NDSSM are service marks of The Nasdaq
- Stock Market, Inc. These marks are licensed for use by the Chicago Board Options
- Exchange, Inc. in connection with the trading of options based on the Nasdaq-100
- Index. Such options have not been passed on by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or
- its affiliates as to their legality or suitability, and such options are not issued,
- endorsed, sold or promoted by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. or its affiliates.
-
- THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC. OR ITS AFFILIATES MAKES NO WARRANTIES
- AND BEARS NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH OPTIONS.
-
- The Russell 2000« Index is a registered trademark of Frank Russell Company.
-
- The Goldman Sachs Technology Indexes are the property of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- (Goldman Sachs) and have been licensed to the Chicago Board Options Exchange in
- connection with the trading of options based upon the indexes. Goldman Sachs
- assumes no liability in connection with the trading of any contract based upon
- any of the indexes. GSTI is a trademark of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
-
- The Options Toolbox IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEXTS AND
- OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
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- The Options Toolbox ⌐ 1995-1999 DerivaTech Corporation.
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