For Put Option we have terms and definitions in 8 topics. The topics are Accounting, Bonds, Derivatives, Finance, Frauds and Scams, International Business, Securities and Uk Power.

Put Option (Accounting)

is the right but not the obligation to sell an underlying at a particular price (strike price) on or before the expiration date of the contract. Alternativelya short forward position with an upside insurance policy.

Put Option (Bonds)

The investor's right to demand repayment of principal prior to a bond's maturity. In the case of variable or floating rate debt, this right is referred to as a demand option.

Put Option (Derivatives)

The right, but not not the obligation, to sell the underlying asset at the strike price. Cf. Call Option.

Put Option (Finance)

This security gives investors the right to sell (or put) a fixed number of shares at a fixed price within a given period. An investor, for example, might wish to have the right to sell shares of a stock at a certain price by a certain time in order to protect, or hedge, an existing investment.

Put Option (Frauds and Scams)

A contract that gives the holder the right to sell a specified number of shares (usually 100) of a particular stock, stock index or dollar face value of bonds, at a predetermined price--called the "strike price"--on or before the option's expiration date. For this right, the holder (buyer) pays the writer (seller) a premium. The holder profits from the contract if the stock's price drops. If the holder decides to exercise the option (as opposed to selling it), the writer must buy the security. The writer profits when the underlying security's price remains the same, rises or drops by less than the premium received.

Put Option (International Business)

The right to sell the underlying asset at a specified price and on a specified date.

Put Option (Securities)

An option that gives the holder the right to sell the underlying asset, and the writer the obligation to buy the asset at a specified price.

Put Option (Uk Power)

An option that gives the holder the right (but not the obligation) to sell a specified quantity of the underlying instrument at a fixed price, on or before a specified date. The grantor of the option has the obligation to take delivery of the underlying instrument if the option is exercised

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