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Option

A contract giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to transact at a predetermined price.

When the metric lies

The buyer's loss is capped at the premium; the seller's is capped by nothing. That asymmetry is the whole point.

Also known as: option, call option

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Related terms

Naked option selling
Open interest
Option exercise
Option intrinsic value
Option on futures

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