AT THE MONEY
at the money: translation
The situation in which the current market price, the spot price, of an underlying instrument is equal to the strike or exercise price of an option to buy or sell that instrument. American Banker Glossary
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A warrant whose exercise price is near or equal to the underlying security's price. NYSE Euronext Glossary
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at the money at the money ➔ money
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An option is described as being at the money when the exercise price is approximately the same as the underlying price.'At the money' options may also be either in or out of the money. The term is used to describe the exercise price nearest to the actual trading price of the underlying financial instrument on which the option is based.
► See also In the Money, Option, Out of the Money.
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at the money
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The options sold at the money.
Main Entry: ↑money