-Options are contracts
-You pay a premium for them
-You are able to buy or sell stock
-1 option = 100 shares
-They expire the third Friday of the month you purchase them for
-Strike price = expiration price
-You pay a premium
-The option gets traded and sold versus the stock
-Most people just trade the contracts
Example:
-Think of options like buying a house
-You find a house that you like in an area where the houses are selling for $150k. You knock on the door and ask to buy the house. You are willing to give $10k up front if the house is sold to you within 6 months for $200k.
-It is a win-win situation.
-The homeowner gets the $10k and you get the option to purchase the house in the future and you can do research to check if the area is actually developing.
-You have the right, but not the obligation to purchase the house. You pay $10k in order to have the option to buy it.
-If someone gave the homeowner a higher bid, the homeowner would not be able to sell the house because you have the legal right to buy it in the future for $200k.
-The homeowner would have to buy out the contract with you before selling the house for $300k.
Types of Options:
1. Call – You are expecting the stock to go up
2. Put – You are expecting the stock to go down
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