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Key Takeaways. In options trading, "to exercise" means to put into effect the right to buy or sell the underlying security that is specified in the options contract. If the holder of a put option exercises the contract, then he will sell the underlying security at a stated price within a specific timeframe.

For example, stock options are options for 100 shares of the underlying stock. Assume a trader buys one call option contract on ABC stock with a strike price of $25. He pays $150 for the option.The buyer/holder of the option exercises his right to purchase 100 shares of ABC at $25 a share (the option's strike price).

Example: You buy one Intel (INTC) 25 call with the stock at 25, and you pay $1.With the stock at 34, you sell one 35 call for $1.00. If the stock is still at 34 at expiration, the option will expire worthless, and you made a 3% return on your holdings in a flat market.

There are two types of options: calls and puts. Call options allow the option holder to purchase an asset at a specified price before or at a particular time. Put options are opposites of calls in that they allow the holder to sell an asset at a specified price before or at a particular time.

Option Contract Example You expect Company XYZ's stock price to go up to $90 within the next month. You find out that you can buy an option contract for this company at $4.50 with a strike price of $75 per share.Since it's worth $100 a share, you can then sell your new stock on the market for $10,000.

Option years are a common feature of service contracts with the federal government. Many such contracts provide for a base period of performance and then allow the Government to exercise one or more options to extend the contract term.

There are four basic options trades: buying a call option, selling a call option, buying a put option, and selling a put option. With call options, the buyer is betting that the market price of an underlying asset will exceed a predetermined price, called the strike price, while the seller is betting it won't.