American style option — An option where the holder has the right to exercise up to and including the expiry date. Contrast with a European style option, where the holder has the right to exercise the option on the expiry date only. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein… … Financial and business terms
European style option — An option where the holder has the right to exercise the option only on its expiry date. Contrast to an American style option, where the holder can exercise up to and including the expiry date. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary It … Financial and business terms
European-style option — An option contract that can only be exercised on the expiration date. The New York Times Financial Glossary An option that the holder can exercise only on the expiration date. See American option, Bermuda option and Asian option. American Banker… … Financial and business terms
option — op·tion 1 / äp shən/ n 1: the power or right to choose; also: a choice made or available 2: a privilege of demanding fulfillment of a contract on any day within a specified time 3: a contract conveying in exchange for the payment of a premium a… … Law dictionary
Option style — In finance, the style or family of an option is a general term denoting the class into which the option falls, usually defined by the dates on which the option may be exercised. The vast majority of options are either European or American (style) … Wikipedia
American option — An option that may be exercised at any time up to and including the expiration date. Related: European option American option or American style option An option that the holder can exercise any time prior to and including the expiration date. See … Financial and business terms
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Option (finance) — Stock option redirects here. For the employee incentive, see Employee stock option. Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income … Wikipedia
Option offense — Morris Knolls High school running an option offense The option offense is a generic term that is used to describe a wide variety of offensive systems in American football. Option offenses are characterized as such due to the predominance of… … Wikipedia
option — an agreement, often for a consideration, which permits the purchase or sale of something within a stipulated time, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For example, a right by a tenant to take up a further lease of premises, usually… … Financial and business terms
