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adjustments
A change to contract terms due to a corporate action (e.g., a merger or stock split). Depending on the corporate action, different contract terms (including strike price, deliverable, expiration date, [..]
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all-or-none order
A type of option order which requires that the order be executed completely or not at all. An AON order may be either a day order or a GTC (good-‘til-cancelled) order.
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american-style option
An option that can be exercised at any time prior to its expiration date. See also European-style option.
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arbitrage
A trading technique that involves the simultaneous purchase and sale of identical assets or equivalent assets in two different markets with the intent of profiting by the price discrepancy.
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ask / ask price
The price at which a seller is offering to sell an option or a stock. See also Assignment.
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assigned
Received notification of an assignment by OCC. See also Assignment.
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assignment
Notification by OCC to a clearing member that an owner of an option has exercised their rights. For equity and index options, OCC makes assignments on a random basis. See also Delivery and Exercise.
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at-the-money / at-the-money option
A term that describes an option with a strike price that is equal to the current market price of the underlying stock.
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averaging down
Buying more of a stock or an option at a lower price than the original purchase to reduce the average cost.
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backspread
A Delta-neutral spread composed of more long options than short options on the same underlying instrument. This position generally profits from a large movement in either direction in the underlying i [..]
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