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ca⋅put

  [key-puht, kap-uht]
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–noun, plural ca⋅pi⋅ta  [kap-i-tuh] . Anatomy.
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
Origin:
1640–50; < L: head
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Financial Dictionary

Caput

A type of exotic option that consists of a call option on a put option. Essentially it gives the holder the right to purchase another option. This type of option is also known as a "compound option".

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The holder of a caput option has the right to purchase a specific put option in the event that the price of the underlying asset declines. The disadvantage of a caput option is that it only trades over-the-counter, so it is not as easy to get into a position with caput options as with regular vanilla options.

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See also: Call Option, Compound Option, Exotic Option, Over The Counter, Vanilla Option

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ca·put
Pronunciation: 'käp-"ut, -&t; 'kap-&t
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ca·pi·ta /'käp-&-"tä, 'kap-&t-&/
1 : a knoblike protuberance (as of a bone or muscle)
2 : CAPUT SUCCEDANEUM
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Medical Dictionary

caput cap·ut (kāp'&oobreve;t, -ət)
n. pl. cap·i·ta (kāp'ĭ-tə)
The head.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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