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Mastering Python for Finance - Second Edition
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Mastering Python for Finance - Second Edition

by James Ma Weiming
April 2019
Intermediate to advanced
426 pages
11h 13m
English
Packt Publishing
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Introduction to options

An option is a derivative of an asset that gives an owner the right but not the obligation to transact the underlying asset at a certain date for a certain price, known as the maturity date and strike price, respectively.

A call option gives the buyer the right to buy an asset by a certain date for a certain price. A seller or writer of a call option is obligated to sell the underlying security to the buyer at the agreed price, should the buyer exercise his/her rights on the agreed date.

A put option gives the buyer the right to sell the underlying asset by a certain date for a certain price. A seller or writer of a put option is obligated to buy the underlying security from the buyer at the agreed price, should ...

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