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[law] In law, an option is the right to convey a piece of property. The person granting the option is called the optionor (or more usually, the grantor) and the person who has the benefit of the option is called the optionee (or more usually, the beneficiary). Options characteristically exis...
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[music magazine] Option (subtitled Music Alternatives, then Music Culture) was a music magazine based in Los Angeles, California. ==History== Originally called OPtion, it, along with Sound Choice, were the dual successors to the earlier music magazine OP, published by John Foster and the Los...
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[finance] In finance, an option is a derivative financial instrument that specifies a contract between two parties for a future transaction on an asset at a reference price (the strike). The buyer of the option gains the right, but not the obligation, to engage in that transaction, while the...
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[car magazine] Option (オプション, Opushon in katakana and subtitled Exciting Car Magazine) is an automotive magazine founded by Daijiro Inada in 1981, to meet the demand for enthusiasts of modified Japanese cars in Japan. The magazine is published by the Japanese media giant San-Ei Sho...
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[filmmaking] In the film industry, an option is a contractual agreement between a potential film producer, such as a movie studio, a production company or an individual, and a writer or third party who holds ownership of a screenplay. The agreement details the exclusive rights, including the...
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Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date. Investors, not companies, issue options. Investors who purchase call options bet the stock will be worth more than the price set by the option (the strike price), plus the price they ...
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Option
Gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a set price on or before a given date. Investors, not companies, issue options. Buyers of call options bet that a stock will be worth more than the price set by the option (the strike price), plus the price they pay for th...
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Is a derivative contract. There are two primary types of options. See Put and Call. An option is considered as a Wasting Asset because it has a stipulated life to expiration and may expire worthless. Hence, the premium would be wasted.
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An agreement which conveys the right to the holder to buy (receive) or sell (deliver) a specific security at a stipulated price and within a stated period of time. If the option is not exercised during that time, the money paid for it (but no more than that amount) is forfeited. See also Call Option...
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Option
A contract conferring the right but not the obligation to buy (call) or to sell (put) a specified amount of an instrument at a specified price within a predetermined time period.
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Option
Right, but not obligation, to buy or sell a security at an agreed price within an agreed time period. The right to buy a security is known as a call option; the right to sell a security is known as a put option.
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[n] - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price 2. [n] - an alternative action
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An option gives the owner the right to buy or sell a specific number of shares at a specific price on or before a given date. An option giving the right to buy is called a call option. An option giving the right to sell is called a put option.
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Option
The right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell securities at a fixed price within a specified period.
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Option
A contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an agreed amount of shares or currency at a pre-agreed price by a given date.
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Option
The right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell securities at a fixed price within a specified period.
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A contract that gives the buyer of the contract the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a futures contract at a set price. The buyer pays a premium for this right.
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Option
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The right to buy or sell an asset at a pre-arranged price....more on Option
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In business, a contract giving the owner the right (as opposed to the obligation, as with futures contracts; see futures trading) to buy or sell a specific quantity of a part...
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Option
The right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell securities at a fixed price within a specified period.
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Agreement entitling the holder to buy (call) or sell (put)shares or commodities, within a given time and at a given price, from or to the other party to the agreement.
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The right to buy or sell something at a set price within a given time period. Employees for example, may be granted options to purchase shares in the company that employs them.
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The right to buy or sell something at a set price within a given time period. Employees for example, may be granted options to purchase shares in the company that employs them.
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