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New page: An option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to trade an underlying financial asset or commodity. Options differ from futures in that the owner of an option need not exer...

An option gives its owner the right, but not the obligation, to trade an underlying financial asset or commodity.

Options differ from futures in that the owner of an option need not exercise it by purchasing the underlying contract, while the owner of a future is obligated to make the purchase.
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