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Financial services
Related to any service provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of organisations that deal with the management of money.
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put option
Financial services; Financial instruments
A financial term used in the derivatives market. A put option gives its holder the right to sell an asset for a specified price (strike price) on or before a specified expiration ...
underlying asset
Financial services; Financial instruments
A technical term used with financial derivatives instruments. A derivative contract such as options swaps futures, is a financial instrument that bases (derives) its value from a ...
expiration date
Financial services; Financial instruments
A financial term used in the derivatives market. The expiration date is a date specified in a financial contract beyond which the financial contract ceases validity. The financial ...
call option
Financial services; Financial instruments
Term used to describe a financial contract in the derivatives market. A call option gives the holder (purchaser of the option) the right to purchase the underlying asset for a ...
strike price
Financial services; Financial instruments
Technical term used in the financial derivatives market. A strike price is an agreed-upon price by two parties at which to exchange an underlying financial asset in the future.
premium
Financial services; Financial instruments
A financial term used in the derivatives market. The premium represents the price paid to own the option contract. It is a compensation paid upfront to the writer of the option in ...
american option
Financial services; Financial instruments
A financial term used in the derivatives market. An American option is an option contract that allows the holder of the option to purchase/sell the option's underlying asset on or ...
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