OPTIONS TRADING TERMINOLOGY
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Ticker. American-style option. Exercise. Arbitrage. Assignment. Margin.
These are just some of the many options trading terms you will come across in your options-trading endeavors.
Before you can trade options successfully, you must be able to "talk the talk" before you can profit like a pro. It is critical to successful trading to understand options trading terminology--it can be the difference between profit and loss.
Our options trading glossary, compiled and provided by the options trading experts at thinkorswim, aims to equip you with all the terms, strategies and explanations you'll need along your options trading journey to profits.
Click on a letter to find the word or phrase you're looking for, or start from the beginning and pick up some new knowledge in this quick, comprehensive guide to all things relating to options!
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