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A business angel investor uses their personal disposable finance and business or professional experience to invest in the growth of a small business, generally in start-up or early stage.  
''Options speculation''. 
A composite speculative deal in two options which results in profits from large changes in the underlying asset price, either up or down.
The straddle’s profit/loss profile is ‘V’ shaped.  


Angel investors can make investments on their own or as part of a syndicate.
It is also sometimes known as a ''bottom straddle'' or a ''long straddle''.


A long straddle is constructed by simultaneously buying a call option and a put option with identical strike prices.
The opposite composite transaction - which is a mirror image of the ‘V’ shaped long straddle - is known as a ''top straddle'' or a ''short straddle''. This is the position taken by the seller of a conventional long straddle.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Crowdfunding]]
* [[Option]]
* [[Fallen angel]]
* [[Speculation]]
* [[Venture capital]]
 


===Other links===
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/9426 Two-fifths of SMEs that seek funding are rejected, Sally Percy, The Treasurer September 2013]

Revision as of 14:20, 23 October 2012

Options speculation. A composite speculative deal in two options which results in profits from large changes in the underlying asset price, either up or down. The straddle’s profit/loss profile is ‘V’ shaped.

It is also sometimes known as a bottom straddle or a long straddle.

A long straddle is constructed by simultaneously buying a call option and a put option with identical strike prices.

The opposite composite transaction - which is a mirror image of the ‘V’ shaped long straddle - is known as a top straddle or a short straddle. This is the position taken by the seller of a conventional long straddle.

See also