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Option Series

A specific set of calls or puts on the same underlying security, in the same class and with the same strike price and expiration date.

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An option series is a certain contract traded on a particular exchange. For example, all ABC July puts would make up an options series.

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See also: Bond Option, Call Option, Option, Put Option, Stock Option

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option series

All option contracts on a stock that have an identical expiration date and strike price. An example of a series is March options on IBM with a $130 strike price. Also called series.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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