call
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8.1
- noun
- /kɔl/
- Specialized
- This includes call options, put options, covered calls, and cash secured puts.
- call option
- margin call
- calls and puts
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Watch on YouTubeSimple put and call options or combinations of them are called vanilla or plain vanilla options.
- Simple put and call options or combinations of them are called vanilla or plain vanilla options.
- This is riding naked options or naked calls.
- Instead of buying the leaps on, you know, the the calls sell the puts.
Examples
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Color it, sell some calls to pay for puts.
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Now option chains always show calls on the left and puts on the right.
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And now everyone is talking about call options.
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Indeed, such production facilities can usefully be viewed as call options on the commodity itself.
Academic text (2001) -
First, the values of both calls and puts increase with the volatility of the underlying asset.
Academic text (1991) -
Hence, the payoff on a call option is asymmetrical to the outcome of the underlying asset.
Academic text (1991) -
The decision to purchase bankrupt stocks is similar to investing in call options (Li and Zhong 2009).
Academic text (2016) -
Some investors are worried about margin calls, meaning they need to deposit more cash to cover their positions.
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After reviewing his portfolio, he realized he had several pending calls that required immediate attention.
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The financial advisor explained the implications of margin calls on investors who fail to maintain sufficient equity.
Synonyms
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7.7
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.3
A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time
Idioms
- Informal
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Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
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Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
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To speak clearly and honestly about something even if it is unpleasant
- Archaic
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7.9
To tell someone strongly that they have done something wrong, often in front of others
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- Offensive
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Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Offensive
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or do not believe something
- Offensive
An informal rude phrase said to show surprise or not believe something
Compounds
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People call out a list of names to check who is present in a meeting, classroom or group
- Specialized
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A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone
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A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
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A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
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A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
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A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
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An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- Specialized
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7.7
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
- Specialized
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4.0
A code of letters and numbers on a library book that shows where it is on the shelf
- Specialized
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A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
- Specialized
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A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Jargon
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A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
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An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda
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A bird sound that has two different notes played one after the other
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A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
- Specialized
A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
Surface Forms
Etymology
Call has a long history of meaning 'to demand' or 'ask for', so a financial call (an option) is the right to ask for or buy an asset at a set price.