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Quantitative Finance
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What is a put?
It is the right to buy the underlying stock at a specified price at a specified time
It is the obligation to sell the underlying stock at a specified price at a specified time
It is the right to sell the underlying stock at a specified price at a specified time
It is the obligation to buy the underlying stock at a specified price at a specified time
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A p u t is an option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. This is the opposite of a call option, which gives the holder the right to buy shares. See Call and Put Options and ( more ).