put
- noun
- /pʊt/
- Specialized
- It's very similar to what they're doing, except, you know, they're selling puts and you're selling calls.
Fairy tale is you buy puts, you wait for the bottom.
- Fairy tale is you buy puts, you wait for the bottom.
- And by class, I mean calls or puts with different strike prices.
- So up here on screen right now is our formula for put call option.
Examples
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And so we bought both a put and a call.
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Finally, the value of a put increases with the size of the exercise price.
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Is this when you sell a put or you sell a call?
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So, yeah, you can certainly sell a put and get paid to buy low.
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So what this strategy is called, you own the stock and you buy a put, right?
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A professional will buy contracts like puts or calls to manage risk.
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So what I did is I bought some some puts and I bought the December puts.
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So you were buying puts as it was as it was falling apart.
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This is about studying put options or put spreads, right?
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In the world of finance, a put option allows an investor to sell a stock at a predetermined price before a specific date.
Synonyms
A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time
Antonyms
- Specialized
A contract that lets someone choose to buy something of value at a set price for a limited time
Idioms
To support your words by giving money or doing work
- Informal
To drive or work as fast as possible, often to finish something
Imagine being in another person's situation to understand their feelings
Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new
Show support by giving money or doing something to help
- Informal
Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power
- Formal
Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death
- Informal
To make small changes to something bad so it looks better without fixing the real problem
Try to make things the way they were after they changed
- Informal
Tell someone about an idea so they will think about it later
- Informal
To work as hard as you can, often more than expected
- Offensive
To yell at or threaten someone to make them try harder
- Informal
To gain weight and become healthier after being thin or sick
Compounds
- Specialized
A contract that gives you the choice to sell an investment at a fixed price within a set time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Put as a noun in finance comes from the same simple verb put, meaning 'place' or 'put down'; a put gives you the right to sell or 'put' an asset at a set price. So a put helps you place the asset with a buyer at that price to protect against a fall.