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Put Option Definition | Investopedia More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Shumei Chen | permalink
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An option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. This is the opposite of a call option, which gives the holder the right to buy shares.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/putoption.asp ^[1]

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Put Definition | Investopedia More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by meighty | permalink
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An option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a set price within a specified time. The buyer of a put option estimates that the underlying asset will drop below the exercise price before the expiration date.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/put.asp ^[2]

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Put Options Explained More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by shatanjay agrawal | permalink
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Introductory explanation of put options. Learn what put options are, how they are traded and examples of long and short put option strategies.
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For further reading: https://www.tradeking.com/education/options/put-options-explained ^[3]

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One Way to Bet Against the Market More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Karen Heston | permalink
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Here's some honey for the bears. - Todd Wenning - Financials
For further reading: http://www.fool.com/investing/options/2009/06/08/one-way-to-bet-against-the-market.aspx ^[4]

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Options Basics: Puts And Calls More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Dieter Veit | permalink
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Options can be a useful addition to your investment arsenal, but understand how they work before you use them.
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/23/investools-options-ge-in_wh_0823investools_inl.html ^[5]

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1. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/putoption.asp

2. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/put.asp

3. https://www.tradeking.com/education/options/put-options-explained

4. http://www.fool.com/investing/options/2009/06/08/one-way-to-bet-against-the-market.aspx

5. http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/23/investools-options-ge-in_wh_0823investools_inl.html