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futures contract
an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
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option
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
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naked option
a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position
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covered option
a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option
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call, call option
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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put, put option
the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
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straddle
the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
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incentive option, incentive stock option
an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals
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stock-index futures
a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks
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stock option
the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
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lock-up option
an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
