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 Options contract
A contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call), or sell (put), a specified underlying asset at a pre-agreed price, at either a fixed point in the future (European-style), or at a time chosen by the holder up to maturity (American-style). Options are available in exchange-traded, and over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
A contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).
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Options contract - A contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call), or sell (put), a specified underlying asset at a pre-agreed price, at either a fixed point in the future (European-style), or at a time chosen by the holder up to maturity (American-style). Options are available in exchange-traded, and over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
A contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).
Options contract : a contract giving the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call), or sell (put), a specified underlying asset at a pre-agreed price, at either a fixed point in the future (european-style), or at a time chosen by the holder up to maturity (american-style). options are available in exchange-traded, and over-the-counter (otc) markets.
a contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).
