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Call optionAn option contract that gives its holder the right (but not the obligation) to purchase a specified number of shares of the underlying stock at the given strike price, on or before the expiration date of the contract.Call optionA clause in a loan agreement that allows a lender to ask for the balance at any time.Call optionAn option which gives the holder the right but not the obligation to purchase a stated quantity of the underlying instrument (for example shares, indices, commodities etc) at a specified price on or before a given date.Similar MatchesOption priceOption priceAlso called the option premium; the price the buyer of the options contract pays for the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price in the future. Over the Counter OptionOver the Counter OptionAn option traded off-exchange, as opposed to a listed stock option. The OTC option has a direct link between buyer and seller, has no secondary market, and has no standardization of striking prices and expiration dates. See also Secondary Market. Plain vanilla option/warrantPlain vanilla option/warrantAn option or warrant with fairly standard exercise terms and no special clauses. Option spreadOption spreadThe trading of options of the same class at the same time in order to profit from changes in the size of the spread between different options. Margin requirement (options)Margin requirement (options)The amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intraday price changes. Further SuggestionsDown and out optionCurrency put option Foreign currency option London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange In the money option Lapsed option Indexed Stock Options Covered option option to redeem Sellers option Currency option Tax deferral option Postponement option FLEX Options Spread option Switching options equity options European option Virtual currency option Tax timing option European Options Exchange (EOE) Class of Options Binomial option pricing model Optional dividend Option Pricing Curve |
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