A put option allows investors to bet against the future of a company or index. More specifically, it gives the owner of an ...

A put is an options contract that lets one investor, the put buyer, lock in a price to sell an asset before a specific time. On the other side of the contract, another investor, the put seller, agrees ...

What Is a Put Option? A put option (or “put”), which gives the holder the right to sell, can be contrasted with a call option, which provides the holder with the right to buy the underlying security ...