Talk:Call option

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There are no labels/title on the y-axes of those graphs. dave 04:23, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Good call. The payoffs are usually in $'s or other currencies, so anybody familiar with the topic automatically assumes this, but the person who made this was obviously assuming too much for an encyclopedia. I'd made some graphs earlier, that happen to avoid this problem, but don't look so nice so I only posted one (on covered call). Feel free to give esthetic guidance, and sooner or later I'll get around to replacing those on this page. Smallbones

Thank you for noting, Dgrant and Smallbones. I am the person who made this.

I don't believe I was assuming too much. But this is a composite graph, and what I do assume is that by adding two additional labels, the graph would seem overloaded with redundant information, when it is already explained in the legend that the two drawn lines are "payoff" and "profit" (given a certain "share price at maturity").

Also, using a certain currency (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.) may be a bias in favor of a certain country or region, when anything that is accepted as a currency can be used. For this reason, no currency is currently specified. A solution could be to specify that all units are in "Currency".

I am happy to read your suggestions. Please comment on the above, and if you suggest a solution, I will make these changes as soon as possible. Or feel free to make the changes yourself/add new graphs.--Mfolozi 01:13, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Could someone add a section on how corporate actions (merger, spinoff, etc) affect call options? Mdozturk 19:34, 21 November 2006 (UTC)