Foundations of Financial Management
Foundations of Financial Management
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ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 19, Problem 11DQ
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To explain: The distinction between a call option and a put option.

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Call option:

It gives the right, but not the necessity, to procure the underlying asset for the pre-decided strike price at a specified date.

Put option:

It provides the right, but not the obligation to sell the underlying asset at a specified date, for the pre-decided strike price.

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