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Episode 63: Calls and Puts (The Vocabulary of Risk)
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Episode Summary
This episode demystifies the foundational building blocks of the options market by breaking down the four basic positions: buying and selling calls and puts. We untangle the crucial vocabulary of strike prices, premiums, expiry dates, and the standard one-hundred-share contract multiplier that frequently catches retail investors off guard. By looking at the structural asymmetry of options, we contrast the limited-risk right of the buyer against the potentially uncapped…
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