For a call option, the option price is convex and decreasing with increasing strike price, assuming a fixed maturity and same underlying price.
The strike price and exercise price in options trading are the same thing. They refer to the price at which the option holder can buy or sell the underlying asset.
You should exercise a put option when the stock price is below the strike price of the option, allowing you to sell the stock at a higher price than its current market value.
To exercise a call option, the option holder can buy the underlying asset at the strike price before the option's expiration date.
The best time to exercise a put option is when the market price of the underlying asset is below the strike price of the option, allowing you to sell the asset at a higher price than its current market value.
To exercise a put option, you need to notify your broker that you want to sell the underlying asset at the strike price before the option's expiration date. This allows you to profit from a decrease in the asset's price.
The main difference between a European option and an American option is the exercise or strike price. In a European option, the option can only be exercised at the expiration date, while in an American option, the option can be exercised at any time before the expiration date.
Exercising an option means exercising your rights to buy or sell the underlying asset in accordance to the parameters of the option. When you exercise a call option, you will get to buy the underlying stock at the strike price no matter what price the stock is trading at in the market. When you exercise a put option, you will get to sell the underlying stock at the strike price no matter what price the stock is selling at in the market. In both cases, the option you own disappears from your account.
Option calls give the holder the right to buy a specific stock at a predetermined price within a set time frame. If the stock price goes up, the holder can exercise the option to buy the stock at the lower price, making a profit. If the stock price stays the same or goes down, the holder can choose not to exercise the option, limiting their loss to the price paid for the option.
To exercise a put option, the holder of the option must inform the seller that they want to sell the underlying asset at the agreed-upon strike price before the option's expiration date. This allows the holder to sell the asset at a profit if the market price is lower than the strike price.
To exercise a put option, the holder of the option must notify the seller of their intention to sell the underlying asset at the agreed-upon strike price before the option's expiration date. This allows the holder to sell the asset at a profit if the market price is lower than the strike price.
If the spot price of the stock exceeds the "strike price" in the call option, the option is in-the-money and you can exercise it. But if you have a choice, wait to exercise it until the stock's spot price exceeds the strike price enough to cover the premium. Example: the strike price is $40 and the premium was $2. In order to make money on this option, the stock price needs to be over $42--enough to pay for the stock and replace the money you spent buying the option.
The vesting schedule determines when the employee gets control over his options. Once vested, the employee still has to exercise the options at the exercise price during the exercise period in order to become the owner of the shares. The vesting schedule, exercise price and the exercise period are all specified in the stock option plan.