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What is A Put Option Contract?

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

Put Option Contract

Also known more colloquially simply as "put", a put option grants the buyer the right to sell an underlying asset at a specified price on or before a specified date. The seller of the contract is obligated to buy 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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