The price at which the futures contract underlying a call or put option can be purchased (if a call) or sold (if a put). Also referred to as strike price. Chicago Board of Trade glossary
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The price at which an option may be used. The price at which the owner of the option has the right to buy or sell whatever the option contract is for.
Sometimes called the strike price. American Banker Glossary
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The price at which the security underlying an options contract may be bought or sold. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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The price at which the buyer of a call can purchase the commodity during the life of the option, and the price at which the buyer of a put can sell the commodity during the life of the option. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
exercise price
The price at which the holder ( buyer) may purchase or sell the underlying futures contract upon the expiration of an option. Also called strike price. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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The price at which an option holder has the right to buy ( call ( call option)) or sell ( put ( put option)) the asset underlying ( underlying asset) the option contract. The contract specification will set out the exercise price intervals, e.g. 10p intervals.
Also known as strike price and strike. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
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See strike price Exchange Handbook Glossary
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The specific price paid for shares if an investor exercises a warrant or option to buy. Financial Services Glossary
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The price at which the option holder has the right to buy or sell. LIFFE
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The exercise price ( or strike price) is the price at which the option can be exercised, regardless of the actual market price of the stock. London Stock Exchange Glossary
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► See Strike Price.
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exercise price UK US noun [C] FINANCE
► the price at which someone who has an options contract (= an agreement giving the right to buy and sell shares in the future) can buy or sell the shares, etc. mentioned in it: »
Their options have an average exercise price of more than $500.
Financial and business terms. 2012.