# Option writer

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## Definition

In a futures contract, the party who undertakes to buy in the case of a put option or to sell in the case of a call option (the seller of either a call or put option; the option writer receives payment, called a premium, and is obligated to buy or sell the underlying asset at a specified price, within a certain period of time). - See exercise, call, option, premium, put, option writer. 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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