Call option
Call option is a financial option that allows the holder to buy the asset at some predetermined price within a specified period of time.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Call option. An option that allows the holder to buy the asset at some predetermined price within a specified period of time.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Call option. An option to buy, or “call,” a share of stock at a certain price within a specified period.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
