Derivatives
Option Writer
Definition
What is Option Writer?
The seller of an option who receives the premium and assumes the exerciseThe use of an option holder's contractual right to buy or sell the underlying asset. obligation.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A put writer may have to buy the underlying at the strike.
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Derivatives
Derivative
A contract whose value depends on an underlying asset, rate, index, or event.
DerivativesUnderlying Asset
The asset, rate, index, or reference on which a derivative's value is based.
DerivativesNotional Amount
The reference amount used to calculate derivative payments, which may exceed the cash initially exchanged.
Derivatives StrategiesCovered Call
A strategy that owns the underlying asset and sells call options against it.