Lexic.us

Definition of Call option

1. Noun. An option to buy.

2. Noun. The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Call Option

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Literary usage of Call option

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Profiting from Chaos: : Using Chaos Theory for Market Timing, Stock by Tonis Vaga (1994)
"... Fantasy in the Use of Options,” Financial Analysts Journal,July-August 1975, pp. 36-72. call option Purchases In Coherent Bull Markets Do option buyers ..."

2. OECD Economics Glossary: English-French = Glossaire de L'économie de L'OCDE by Oecd, SourceOECD (Online service) (2006)
"... call loan rate qv call of capital appel de fonds [FIN] call of more (CM) option d'achat du double [FIN] call option 1. clause de remboursement anticipé ..."

3. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2002)
"Or, you can buy a call option. A call option gives you the right to buy the stock at a ... The price you pay for a call option is known as the premium. ..."

4. Understanding Opportunities & Risks in Futures Trading by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Buying Call The buyer of a call option acquires the Options right but not ... A March Treasury bond 92 call option would convey the right to buy one March ..."

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