# Put option

- Canonical URL: https://www.gerhardmerk.de/put-option-3
- Post ID: 594765
- Modified: 2023-07-25T21:13:00+00:00
- Language: en

## Definition

Option contract which contains the right to sell - a good such as foreign exchange, a financial instrument or a commodity - at a certain price - within a specified period of time. - A put option is bought when it is believed that the price of the commodity in question will fall. The seller of the put option receives a premium for accepting the obligation to take delivery if the buyer exercises his right to sell. - See call, put. 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/

## Machine-readable

- Generator: Merk Knowledge 1.1.1