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Futures-style Options
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A proposed contract to replace many traditional options on futures contracts. Unlike traditional options, the buyer of a futures-style option does not prepay the premium. Buyers and sellers post margin as in a futures contract, and the option premium is marked to the market daily. Valuation differs from traditional futures options primarily in the analysis of the timing of cash flows associated with the buyer's nonpayment of an upfront premium.
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