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Thursday, 05/05/2016 8:48:58 AM

Thursday, May 05, 2016 8:48:58 AM

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That's what an option contract is.

The contract has a price itself, but represents the right to purchase or short 100 shares of stock at a certain strike price. The catch is, they expire on a certain date. If the price of the stock is less than the strike price, it's worthless.

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