Put option: related pages
Short position
An investor who has sold a security without owning it has a short position in it.
Option writer
A person who creates an option by selling an option to a buyer.
Bear
An investor who is pessimistic about the prospects for a market, a sector or a particular security.
Call option
An option that gives the holder the right to buy a security.
Embedded option
An option that is part of another security. It does not trade by itself, but it does affect the value of the security of which forms a part.
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