FIN 3506 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Strike Price, Call Option, Option Style

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An option gives the holder the right (not the obligation) to buy/sell something (called the underlying asset) at a fixed price (called the strike price or exercise price) for a given period of time (time to expiration). To obtain this right the buyer of the option pays to the seller (writer) compensation known as a premium. In every initial transaction, there is the buyer and seller of the option and all option gains or losses are a transfer of wealth between these two individuals. When the holder of the option makes money, the seller (writer) loses that amount of money. If the option confers the right to buy the underlying security, then the option is referred to as a call option. If the option confers the right to sell the underlying asset, the option is called a put option. For exchange traded stock options, the underlying assets are 100 shares of the stock.

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