Morning ablutions and other responsibilities. by Daniel R. Levitan. This morning a phrase popped into my head â âmorning ablutionsâ. I do not believe that I have heard that phrase used in the past thirty or forty years; certainly it is not a common expression these days. But I was pleased that my mind was still functioning, even if in somewhat unpredictable ways.
Definition of 'Put Option'. Definition: Put option is a derivative contract between two parties. The buyer of the put option earns a right (it is not an obligation) to exercise his option to sell a particular asset to the put option seller for a stipulated period of time.
The put buyer/owner is short on the underlying asset of the put, but long on the put option itself. That is, the buyer wants the value of the put option to increase by a decline in the price of the underlying asset below the strike price.