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A financial agreement between two or more parties
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american style option | An option that can be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date |
| | call option | An option contract that gives the holder the right to buy a certain quantity (usually 100 shares) of an underlying security from the writer of the option, at a specified price (the strike price) up to a specified date (the expiration date). |
| | conventional option | Short_term option contracts. |
| | equity option | An option on shares of an individual common stock. |
| | european style option | An option that can be exercised only during a specified period of time just prior to its expiration. |
| | index option | An option whose underlying interest is an index. Generally, index options are cash_settled. |
| | LEAPS | Calls and puts with an expiration as long as thirty_nine months. Currently, equity LEAPS have two series at any time with a January expiration. For example, in October 2000, LEAPS are available with expirations of January 2002 and January 2003. |
| | put option | An option contract that gives the holder the right to sell a certain quantity of an underlying security to the writer of the option, at a specified price (strike price) up to a specified date (expiration date). |
| | stock option | An option in which the underlier is the common stock of a corporation, giving the holder the right to buy or sell its stock, at a specified price, by a specific date. |