seller
A person who takes a short futures position or grants (sells) a commodity option. An option seller is also called a marker, grantor, or granter, or writer. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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( option) seller/grantor/writer
Also known as the option writer. The seller of an option is subject to a potential obligation if the buyer chooses to exercise the option. Exchange Handbook Glossary
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seller sell‧er [ˈselə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
1. COMMERCE a person or organization that sells something:
• Most sellers use an estate agent to set a price and advertise the property.
seller of
• In the UK sellers of alcohol must be at least 18.
a person, organization, country etc that sells more of something than they buy:
• It's the first time in 10 years that Japanese investors have been net sellers of US portfolio investments.
someone who makes a profit by selling borrowed bonds, shares etc. A short seller sells the shares etc immediately after borrowing them, then buys them again later at a lower price to return to the lender, making a profit:
• Short sellers target stocks they think are overvalued or even fraudulent.
2. good/bad/big etc seller MARKETING a product that sells well or badly:
• The book is among the 10 top sellers of all time.
• Frozen yoghurt has been a big seller over the past two years.
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seller UK US /ˈselər/ noun [C] COMMERCE
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The seller is able to sell the goods elsewhere for more than the buyer had agreed to pay.
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The seller has an interest in letting the buyer think that profits will be higher than they actually are.
seller of sth »
It is the world's leading seller of automatic teller machines for banks.
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The top seller of personal computers reported flat earnings for the first quarter.
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a clothing/newspaper seller
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Flat screen TVs are once again expected to be a big seller this holiday season.
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That book has been one of Amazon's top sellers in Germany.
Financial and business terms.
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