published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

by Ng Siu Kow Stephen, Wong Sai Fuk Victor. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 41-42.

by Wong Charlmane. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989. / Bibliography: leaves 59-60.

by Fan Wenning. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 41). / Abstract --- p.1 / Acknowledgement --- p.2 / Chapter / Chapter I. --- Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- HSI Futures and Trading Pattern --- p.8 / Chapter III. --- Spread Trading --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- Relationship between Change in Price and and Change in Market Indicators --- p.27 / Chapter V. --- Trading Based on Market Indicators --- p.30 / Chapter VI. --- Hedge Effectiveness --- p.39 / Bibliography --- p.41

by Chan Shuen-Yiu & Tse Wai-Chung Steven. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Bibliography: leaves 91-92.

by Yung Pui Yin Ellen. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1987. / Bibliography: leaf 52.

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Statistics and Actuarial Science / Master / Master of Philosophy

by Ng Kit Yin Kitty, Yu Koon Ying Harry. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-75). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.3 / The Black-Scholes Model --- p.3 / Option Pricing --- p.4 / Price of the underlying asset --- p.4 / Volatility of the underlying asset --- p.5 / Time to expiration --- p.5 / The risk-free interest rate --- p.5 / Users of Options --- p.6 / Chapter III. --- HANG SENG INDEX OPTIONS --- p.8 / The Hang Seng Index (HSI) --- p.8 / Mechanics of Trading in HSI Options --- p.9 / Features of HSI Options --- p.10 / European Style --- p.11 / Cash Settlement on Exercise --- p.12 / Risk of Trading Options --- p.13 / Similarities and Differences Between HSI Options on the Futures Contracts and HSI Futures --- p.13 / Chapter IV. --- OPTIONS TRADING STRATEGIES --- p.15 / Rising Market Strategies --- p.15 / Declining Market Strategies --- p.17 / Volatile and Stable Market Strategies --- p.18 / Butterfly Spread --- p.20 / Calendar Spread --- p.20 / Chapter V. --- EX-POST STUDIES OF OPTION TRADING STRATEGIES --- p.23 / Methodology --- p.24 / Data Requirement --- p.25 / Assumptions --- p.25 / Empirical Results --- p.26 / Analysis of the First Scenario - Bullish Anticipation on the HSI Market --- p.32 / Ranking of Profits --- p.32 / Mechanics of the Bull Spread --- p.32 / Mechanics of the Calendar Call Spread --- p.32 / Analysis of the Second Scenario - Bearish Anticipation on the HSI Market --- p.39 / Ranking of Profits --- p.39 / Mechanics of the Calendar Put Spread --- p.40 / Analysis of the Third Scenario - Volatile Aniticipation on the HSI Market --- p.43 / Analysis of the Fourth Scenario - Stable Anticipation on the HSI Market --- p.47 / Summary of Our Analysis --- p.47 / Limitations --- p.48 / Recommendations --- p.49 / Chapter VI. --- REVIEW ON HANG SENG INDEX OPTIONS: THE 1993 EXPERIENCE --- p.50 / Relationship Between HSI Futures and HSI Options --- p.50 / Trading Volume --- p.51 / Open Positions --- p.51 / Volatility --- p.52 / Chapter VII. --- PROSPECTS FOR OPTIONS IN HONG KONG --- p.54 / Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.56 / APPENDIX --- p.57 / REFERENCES --- p.72

Chan Shuet Ying, Chan Yiu Wing. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-124). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF EXHIBITS --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Background --- p.1 / Objective --- p.3 / Scope --- p.3 / Organization of Paper --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- THE HANG SENG INDEX OPTIONS --- p.5 / Description..................: --- p.5 / Mechanics of Hang Seng Index Option Trading --- p.13 / Market Reviews of HSI Options --- p.15 / Chapter III. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.18 / Seasonal Patterns of Stock Returns --- p.18 / Month-of-the-Year Effect --- p.18 / Week-of-the-Month Effect --- p.18 / Day-of-the-Week Effect --- p.19 / Hour-of-the-Week Effect --- p.19 / Seasonality in Options Returns --- p.20 / Model of Strategic Trading --- p.21 / Seasonality in Hong Kong Stock Market --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- EMPIRICAL STUDY OF INTRADAY PATTERN OF HSI OPTIONS --- p.26 / Data and Methodology --- p.26 / Obtaining data for the price of the underlying assets --- p.26 / Obtaining data for the price of the option contracts --- p.27 / Calculating means and standard deviations of returns --- p.31 / Chapter V. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.32 / Futures percentage returns per minute --- p.37 / Call options percentage returns per minute --- p.38 / Put options percentage returns per minute --- p.39 / Testing the relationship between index options and index future --- p.40 / Chapter VI. --- IMPLICATION OF FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS --- p.45 / Implication of Findings --- p.45 / Conclusions --- p.49 / APPENDIX --- p.50 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.122