Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment Adviser, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment Adviser’s behalf, the Investment Adviser accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment Adviser, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment Adviser’s behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio (known as “covered call options”) the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser does not own the underlying asset (known as “uncovered call options”) the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley ETF Trust), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Inc), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust)
Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment Adviser, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment Adviser’s behalf, the Investment Adviser accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment Adviser, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment Adviser’s behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio Fund (known as “covered call options”) the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser does not own the underlying asset (known as “uncovered call options”) the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund of Hedge Funds Lp), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund Inc.), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley European Equity Fund Inc.)
Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment Adviser, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment Adviser’s behalf, the Investment Adviser accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment Adviser, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment Adviser’s behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio Fund (known as “covered call options”) the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser does not own the underlying asset (known as “uncovered call options”) the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley International Value Equity Fund), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Global Dividend Growth Securities), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley FX Series Funds)
Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment Adviser, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment Adviser’s 's behalf, the Investment Adviser accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment Adviser, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment Adviser’s 's behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio the Fund (known as “"covered call options”") the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser does not own the underlying asset (known as “"uncovered call options”") the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Latin American Discovery Fund, Inc.), Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund Inc)
Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment AdviserManager, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser Manager may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment AdviserManager’s behalf, the Investment Adviser Manager accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment AdviserManager, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser Manager already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment AdviserManager’s behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio the Fund (known as “covered call options”) the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser Manager does not own the underlying asset (known as “uncovered call options”) the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Series Funds)
Writing Options. If the Investment Guidelines allow the Local Manager to write an option for the Investment Adviser, the risk involved is considerably greater than buying options. The Investment Adviser may be liable for margin to maintain its position and a loss may be sustained well in excess of any premium received. By allowing the Local Manager to write an option on the Investment Adviser’s behalf, the Investment Adviser accepts a legal obligation to purchase or sell the underlying asset if the option is exercised against the Investment Adviser, however far the market price has moved away from the exercise price. If the Investment Adviser already owns the underlying asset which the Local Manager has contracted on the Investment Adviser’s behalf to sell as part of a Portfolio the Fund (known as “covered call options”) the risk is reduced. If the Investment Adviser does not own the underlying asset (known as “uncovered call options”) the risk can be unlimited. Only experienced persons should contemplate authorising the Local Manager to write uncovered options, and then only after securing full details of the applicable conditions and potential risk exposure.
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Samples: Sub Advisory Agreement (Morgan Stanley Series Funds)