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The root symbol is the symbol of the stock on the stock exchange. After this comes the month code, A-L mean January–December calls, M-X mean January–December puts. The strike price code is a letter corresponding with a certain strike price (which letter corresponds with which strike price depends on the stock).
For example, an Apple Inc AAPL.O call option that would have expired in December 2007 at a $122.50 strike price would be displayed as APVLZ in old convention (AAPL071222C00122500 in new convention). Stock option names are written in the following format: SYMBOL+MONTH+STRIKE. SYMBOL = Option Root Symbol, normally the stock's ticker symbol
Put option: A put option gives its buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell a stock at the strike price prior to the expiration date. When you buy a call or put option, you pay a premium ...
Investors can use options to hedge their portfolio against loss. Also, they can help buy a stock for less than its current market value and increase gains. Call vs put options are the two sides of ...
In the financial world, options come in one of two flavors: calls and puts. The basic way that calls and puts function is actually fairly simple. A call option is a contract giving you the right to...
One well-known strategy is the covered call, in which a trader buys a stock (or holds a previously purchased stock position), and sells a call. (This can be contrasted with a naked call. See also naked put.) If the stock price rises above the exercise price, the call will be exercised and the trader will get a fixed profit.