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Options

Term · Finance and investing · MLC-T-FIN-000271

Options are contracts giving the purchaser the right - but not the obligation -- to buy or sell a security at a fixed price within a specific period of time. Stock options are traded on a number of exchanges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-FIN-000271
FieldFinance and investing
ReferencesSEC Investor.gov Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-FIN-000271",
  "term": "Options",
  "field": "Finance and investing",
  "definition": "Options are contracts giving the purchaser the right - but not the obligation -- to buy or sell a security at a fixed price within a specific period of time. Stock options are traded on a number of exchanges.",
  "references": [
    "SEC Investor.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/finance/options/"
}

Record 271 of 398 in Finance and investing terminology (MLC-0118). Request the full dataset.