Put option

Put option
This security gives investors the right to sell (or put) fixed number of shares at a fixed price within a given time frame. An investor, for example, might wish to have the right to sell shares of a stock at a certain price by a certain time in order to protect, or hedge, an existing investment. The New York Times Financial Glossary

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put option UK US noun [C] (also put) FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
an arrangement that allows the sale of shares, etc. at an agreed price until or on a particular date: »

They want to purchase put options in order to protect against a decline in the market value of the underlying security.

Compare STOCK OPTION(Cf. ↑stock option)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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