option

financial derivative conferring the right to to buy or sell a certain thing at a later date at an agreed price
Thing asset_type Q187860
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option

Summary

option is an asset type[1]. option draws 1,238 Wikipedia views per month (asset_type category, ranking #6 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • option's instance of is recorded as asset type[3].
  • option is a type of derivative[4].
  • option's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12829183[5].
  • option's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Options (finance)[6].
  • option's facet of is recorded as financial risk management[7].
  • option's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[8].
  • option's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • option's used by is recorded as option trading[10].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as strike price[11].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as share price at maturity[12].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as option maturity[13].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as option establishment[14].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as initial share price[15].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as break-even share price[16].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as net credit received[17].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as net debit required[18].
  • option's has characteristic is recorded as option style[19].
  • option's different from is recorded as option trading[20].
  • option's different from is recorded as options trading strategy[21].
  • option's different from is recorded as call option[22].
  • option's different from is recorded as put option[23].

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Definition and Type

option's instance of is recorded as asset type[3]. option is a type of derivative[4].

Use and Application

option's used by is recorded as option trading[10].

Why It Matters

option draws 1,238 Wikipedia views per month (asset_type category, ranking #6 of 27).[2] option has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] option is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by
    Has characteristic strike price, share price at maturity, option maturity +6
    Said to be the same as Q12829183
    Topic's main category Category:Options (finance)
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3416, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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