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Contract name: This is the official code for the specific option, including its ticker symbol, expiration date, option type and strike price. Last trade date: ...
In finance, the expiration date of an option contract (represented by Greek letter tau, τ) is the last date on which the holder of the option may exercise it according to its terms. [1] In the case of options with "automatic exercise", the net value of the option is credited to the long and debited to the short position holders.
The OCC option symbol consists of four parts: Root symbol of the underlying stock or ETF, padded with spaces to 6 characters; Expiration date, 6 digits in the format yymmdd; Option type, either P or C, for put or call; Strike price, as the price x 1000, front padded with 0s to 8 digits; Examples: [4] SPX 141122P00019500
The IMM dates are the four quarterly dates of each year which certain money market and Foreign Exchange futures contracts and option contracts use as their scheduled maturity date or termination date. The dates are the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December (i.e., between the 15th and 21st, whichever such day is a Wednesday).
Prior to 2010, [1] standard equity option naming convention in North America, as used by the Options Clearing Corporation, was as follows: For example, an Apple Inc AAPL.O call option that would have expired in December 2007 at a $122.50 strike price would be displayed as APVLZ in old convention (AAPL071222C00122500 in new convention).
The options trader makes a profit of $200, or the $400 option value (100 shares * 1 contract * $4 value at expiration) minus the $200 premium paid for the call.
Put option: A put option gives its buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell a stock at the strike price prior to the expiration date. When you buy a call or put option, you pay a premium ...
A compound option is an option on another option, and as such presents the holder with two separate exercise dates and decisions. If the first exercise date arrives and the 'inner' option's market price is below the agreed strike the first option will be exercised (European style), giving the holder a further option at final maturity.