Option (finance)
= Option
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= Financial option
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A <financial option> grants a right, without a corresponding obligation to exercise, to transact at specified terms. A <call option> is a right to buy and a <put option> is a right to sell. The contract specifies its permitted exercise times and <strike price>; the value of that right differs from the <exercise payoff> at any particular time.