Call Option
It is an option to buy a stock at a specific price on or before a certain date. Buying a call option gives you the right (but not the obligation) to purchase 100 shares of a company’s stock at a certain price (called the strike price) from the date of purchase until the third Friday of a specific month (called the expiration date).In this way, Call options are like security deposits. Call options usually increase in value as the value of the underlying instrument rises.
When you buy a Call option, the price you pay for it, called the option premium, secures your right to buy that certain stock at a specified price called the strike price. If you decide not to use the option to buy the stock, and you are not obligated to, your only cost is the option premium.
Put Options:
are options to sell a stock at a specific price on or before a certain date.Buying a put option gives you the right (but not the obligation) to sell 100 shares of a company’s stock at a certain price (called the strike price) from the date of purchase until the third Friday of a specific month (called the expiration date). In this way, Put options are like insurance policies.
With a Put Option, you can “insure” a stock by fixing a selling price. If something happens which causes the stock price to fall, and thus, “damages” your asset, you can exercise your option and sell it at its “insured” price level. This is the primary function of listed options, to allow investors ways to manage risk.