Alice buys a Copper Put option for 25,000 pounds with an expiration price of $3.00/lb for December 15 at $0.07/lb. -On the expiration date, does Alice decide or does her counterparty decide whether or not to exercise the option?
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A put option gives the holder (Alice) the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset (in this case, copper) at a predetermined price (the strike price) before or at expiration. Show more…
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