Financial Glossary
Quick definitions for the metrics and concepts you see in StockLrn.
Call Option
A contract giving the holder the right to buy an asset at a specified price before expiration.
Put Option
A contract giving the holder the right to sell an asset at a specified price before expiration.
Strike Price
The predetermined price at which an option holder can buy or sell the underlying asset.
Options Premium
The price paid by the buyer to the seller for an options contract.
Implied Volatility
The market's forecast of the likely magnitude of a stock's price movement, reflected in option prices.
Options Greeks
Metrics (Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, Rho) that measure different risk dimensions of an options position.
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