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Traded options come in two shapes -
"calls" and "puts".
The buyer of a call option has the
right but not the obligation to buy a
fixed number of shares at a fixed price
before a set date.
The buyer of a put option has the right
(but not the obligation) to sell znder
the same limitations.
Individual equity options may only be
dealt in whole contracts, each of which
normally represents an option on 1,000
of the underlying shares, e.g. 1,000
XYZ shares.
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