# Option, out-of-the-money (also referred to in German)

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## Definition

Option contract where the strike price is much higher or much lower than the market value of the underlying. According to this, - a call is out-of-the-money if the market value of the underlying is much lower than the strike price and - a put is out-of-the-money if the market value of the underlying is conspicuously higher than the contractually fixed strike price. - See Out of the money. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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