Put options are a type of option that increases in value as a stock falls. A put allows the owner to lock in a predetermined price to sell a specific stock, while put sellers agree to buy the stock at ...

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 ...

A put option gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a specified strike price within a set period. Investors can use puts to hedge against a decline in an ...