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Put option

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004048

A financial contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a predetermined price, known as the strike price, on or before a specific expiration date. Investors typically buy put options when they expect the price of the underlying asset to fall. This instrument is used for speculation or hedging against price declines.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004048
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004048",
  "term": "Put option",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A financial contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a predetermined price, known as the strike price, on or before a specific expiration date. Investors typically buy put options when they expect the price of the underlying asset to fall. This instrument is used for speculation or hedging against price declines.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/put-option/"
}

Record 4,098 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.