call
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8.1
- noun
- /kɔl/
- Specialized
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opción de compra
- This includes call options, put options, covered calls, and cash secured puts.
- call option
- margin call
- calls and puts
Simple 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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3.2
Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home
- Informal
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6.0
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
- Informal
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6.3
Challenge someone to prove they are serious when you think they are not
- Informal
A funny phrase people say when they cannot believe something
- Offensive
Insult someone by saying 'maggot' to show they are worthless or lazy
Says that someone's application or request is rejected and ends the conversation
- 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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3.2
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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4.3
A moment at the end of a show when actors return to the stage to thank the audience for applause
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1.0
A phone call made inside the same town or area, usually cheaper than a long-distance call
- Specialized
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8.2
A demand from a broker for more money or stocks to bring an investment account to the required level
- 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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4.4
An instruction in a program that runs a small piece of code and then returns
- Specialized
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3.4
A phone service that sends incoming calls to another phone number you choose
- 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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5.9
A piece of code given to another function to run later when an action finishes
- Jargon
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8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
- Specialized
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6.8
A request a program sends to the operating system to do a task like reading a file
- Specialized
A request in a program that runs inside the same process and is not sent to another computer
An Algerian extremist Islamist group that split from another militant group and tried to overthrow the government while supporting al-Qaeda
- 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.