- Abandon
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Definition: Letting an option expire because on its expiration date it has no value. Investors say that the option expired "out of the money".
Example: On June 1, you paid $2 per share for the option to buy shares of XYZ Company for $50 any time up to June 19. When you bought the option, the stock price was $48 and rising. You were sure it would go much higher than $50 by June 19 and that's why you bought the option. But it turns out that the stock headed back down. On June 19, the stock was trading for $45. There's no point in exercising your option to buy the shares of the company for $50 from the person who sold you the option when you can just buy them on the open market for $45. Therefore, you will simply abandon your option, letting it expire worthless.
Investeens explains: As if investing in stocks today isn't risky enough, options represent even greater risk. They are suitable only for people with substantial financial education and investing experience who truly understand them. One of the reasons why options are so risky is that they can, and often do, expire worthless. Compare this to stock investing. For the value of shares you own to be worthless usually means that company had to go out of business.
Riddle me this:
- Why would an investor abandon an option?
- On what date will the option be abandoned?
- Why are options more risky than investing in the stock of the company?
See related: Call option, Exercise, Expiration date, Put option, Strike price.
- Ability to pay
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Definition: The ability of a person (or company) to pay back money that is lent to him or her.
Example: Gary walks into a bank and requests a loan for a home he wants to buy. Before lending Gary the money, the bank employee asks Gary to provide information such as how much money he has saved up, how much he earns each year, how large his existing expenses are, and how much money he already owes to others. The banker looks at these things in order to judge Gary's ability to pay the loan back.
Investeens explains: One factor that contributed to the financial crisis that exploded in 2008 is that in the years leading up to 2008, many banks virtually gave up on checking whether borrowers really had the ability to pay back their loans. Instead, they relied on the borrower's own declaration of what he earned as well as his credit score. But, many borrower's weren't honest about their income. In fact, many were encouraged to lie by lenders who knew they were going to sell the loan for a profit to someone else soon after it was made. This became known in the industry as a "liar's loan". In addition, it turns out that credit scores weren't a great indicator of whether a borrower would repay. In the end, the decision of lenders to not thoroughly check each potential borrower's ability to pay turned out to be a costly mistake that put many financial firms out of business.
Riddle me this:
- What questions should a banker ask a potential borrow to assess the person's ability to pay?
- In the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, why would a bank or mortgage broker give a loan to a person whom she has serious doubts about?
- What is the slang name for loans given to people who were not truthful about how much they really earned each year?
See related: No doc loan, No income verification loan.
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