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What is A Call Option Contract?

Learn about Call Option Contracts and how they relate to the markets and options trading.

Call Option Contract

Also known more colloquially simply as "call", a call option grants the buyer the right to buy an underlying asset at a specified price on or before a specified date. The seller of the contract is obligated to sell the asset if the buyer chooses to exercise this right. The three main parts of an options contract are the strike price, the expiration date, and the .

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