An option contract giving the buyer the right to sell something at a specified price within a certain period of time. A put is purchased in expectation of lower prices. If prices are expected to rise, a put may be sold. The seller receives the premium as compensation for accepting the obligation to accept delivery, if the put buyer exercises his right to sell.
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A contract that gives its holder the right to sell an underlying security, commodity, or currency on or before a certain date. The sale option is for a predetermined price called the strike price. Options are often used in hedging.
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An option to sell a commodity, security or futures contract at a specified price at any time between now and the expiration of the option contract. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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put - covered warrant
A covered warrant that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell the underlying at a future date and specified price.
put - option
It is an option that gives the buyer the right to sell an underlying asset at a future date at a specified price.
put - warrant
A put warrant allows the holder to benefit from a falling market. It rises in value when the underlying asset falls in value. London Stock Exchange Glossary
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▪ I. put put 1 [pʊt] verb put PTandPP putting PRESPART
1. put a proposal/case etc to somebody to offer a proposal, plan etc to a group of people which they can accept or reject:
• The latest offer will be put to the negotiating committee this afternoon.
2. put your name to something to sign a letter, document etc saying that you agree with what is written in it
put something → across phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to explain your ideas, beliefs, policies etc in a way that people can understand:
• The finance director put her argument across very effectively.
2. put yourself across to communicate effectively, so that people have a clear idea of your character, ideas etc:
• advice on putting yourself across at interviews
put something → aside phrasal verb [transitive]
to save money regularly, usually for a particular purpose:
• Like many people, you may be putting money aside in one of the deposit-based savings accounts now available.
put something at something phrasal verb [transitive]
to calculate and state an amount, without trying to be very exact:
• Official estimates put the storm damage at over $10 million.
• Net assets are put at about £225 million.
• Analysts put the break-up value of the company at £3 billion more than its current £6.5 billion capitalization.
put something → away phrasal verb [transitive]
to save money to spend later:
• He has a few thousand put away for his retirement.
put something → back phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to arrange for an event to start at a later time or date:
• This afternoon's meeting has been put back to next Thursday.
2. to cause something to be delayed:
• The strike could put back the completion date by several weeks.
put something → by phrasal verb [transitive]
to save money regularly in order to use it later
put something → down phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to pay part of the total cost of something as a
deposit:
• You will be required to put down a 25% deposit.
• How much could you afford to put down on a house?
2. put down a motion/an amendment to suggest a subject, plan, change in the law etc for a parliament or committee to consider
put something → forward phrasal verb [transitive]
to suggest a plan, proposal etc, especially in order to start discussions about something that needs to be decided:
• The UK accountancy bodies have put forward the idea of a European accounting standards body.
• The working party has put forward a number of interesting proposals.
put in phrasal verb [transitive]
put in a claim/request/bid etc to officially make a claim, request etc to buy something, do something etc:
• Other unions immediately put in similar wage claims.
• Various companies have put in bids for the business.
put something → in/into (something) phrasal verb [transitive]
1. if you put money in or into a business, a particular activity etc, you invest it there:
• Daewoo wanted GM to expand the joint-venture car plant. The plan called for each company to put in $100 million.
2. if you put money in or into a bank, you leave money in an account there:
• Why invest in stocks, which can be dangerous, when you can put money in a bank without any risk?
• small investors who put their money into building society savings accounts
put in for something phrasal verb [transitive]
to make a formal request for something:
• I'm putting in for a pay increase.
put something on something phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to add an amount of money onto the price or cost of something:
• The new tax could put another ten cents on the price of gas.
• At the close of trading, Sears put on 2 to 92p.
• Turnover put on almost £70 million to £337.5 million.
2. to risk an amount of money on the result of a game, race etc:
• We put £50 on Brazil to win the Cup.
put something → out phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to produce something for sale:
• A great many people are involved in putting out a newspaper.
2. if a company puts out a piece of work, it sends the work to be done by someone who does not work for the company:
put something → out to
• These days we put out a lot of work to freelancers.
put something → through phrasal verb [transitive]
to do what is necessary in order to get a plan or suggestion accepted or approved:
• Production will start up again when these changes have been put through.
put something → up phrasal verb [transitive]
1. to increase the price, cost, or value of something:
• The bank put up its interest rates by 1%.
• My landlord is putting the rent up.
2. put up money/£50/$3 million etc to provide an amount of money for a particular purpose, especially to start a business:
• He has agreed to put up $750 million for a 15% stake in the buyout consortium.
• Nearly £5 billion has been put up by private investors.
3. put something up for sale/auction etc :
• Freeport put up for sale all its oil and gas reserves, but the company didn't receive any realistic offers.
• The factory equipment was put up for auction.
4. if you put up an asset as
collateral for a loan, you obtain the loan on condition that the lender has the right to take and sell this asset if you fail to repay the loan:
• The bank refused to give him a loan until he put his home up as collateral.
[m0] ▪ II. put put 2 noun [countable]
FINANCE another name for
put option (= the right to sell shares etc at a particular price within a specific period of time):
• In-the-money puts are options where the price at which the holder can sell the stock is well above the current market price of the shares.
• Japanese players are holding a large amount of dollar puts at 132.4 yen.
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An option giving the buyer or the holder the right but not the obligation to sell the underlying instrument at an agreed price within a specified time. The seller or writer has the obligation to buy if the holder exercises the option to sell.
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put UK US /pʊt/ verb (putting, put, put)
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Can you put the file on my desk when you've finished with it, please?
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We put the money in the safe at the end of each day.
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Put your full name at the top of the form.
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It's a good report, but you haven't put in anything about the costs.
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You can save a lot of time and effort by putting your accounts on a computer.
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I hate these designs, but I don't know how to put it in a tactful way.
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We're going to have to work very hard, but as Chris so succinctly put it, there's no gain without pain.
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put sb in a difficult/awkward/embarrassing, etc. position »
This puts me in a very difficult position.
put sth into effect/practice »
Let's give her the chance to put her ideas into practice.
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I don't know what the problem is, but we have two days to put it right.
put sb under pressure/strain/stress »
He put me under pressure to change my mind.
put sb out of business/work/a job »
Unemployment benefits for those put out of work have been extended for six months.
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The government is expected to put a new tax on cars.
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The government put through a law requiring equal access to buildings for disabled people.
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put sb/sth among sb/sth »
His four-year deal put him among the country's highest earners.
put sb/sth first/tenth/50th, etc. »
Washington's quarterly rate of one foreclosure for every 436 households put it 21st among states.
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put UK US /pʊt/ noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
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