call option

/ˌkɔl ˌɑpʃən/
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Other forms: call options

Definitions of call option
  1. noun
    an option to buy
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    type of:
    stock option
    the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
  2. noun
    the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
    synonyms: call
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    antonyms:
    put option
    the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
    type of:
    option
    the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
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