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Option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific amount of a given stock, commodity, currency, index, or debt, at a specified price during a specified period of time. This glossary will give you insights into the world of Option.

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Method of reducing risk by closing out existing positions as they approach maturity and replacing them with positions that have later maturity dates. This strategy is typically used with options that ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

The situation that arises when a security is registered for trading on more than one exchange. Dual listings can lead to increased liquidity for the issue. Some securities listed on one exchange may ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

A certificate which guarantees that the securities underlying an option contract are on deposit and will be delivered in the event that the option is exercised. An escrow receipt is issued by the ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

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. also called stock option.

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

Option contracts that have little or no outside interest and are thus unable to be sold for cash at the prevailing market price. This usually occurs when an option is far away from its expiration ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

The act of closing out one derivative position that is part of a more complex investment strategy. Examples of multi-legged options include straddles, strangles, straps, and spreads. Legging out ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

Definitions (2) 1. The acceptance of a security for trading on a registered exchange. 2. A written agreement between a real estate owner and an agent authorizing the agent to search for a buyer for ...

Domain: Banking; Category: Investment banking

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