option premium

基本解釋

If the option premium were too low to compensate the writer for the rise, there would be more buyers than sellers, forcing the premium to rise.
如果期權費過低不足以補償出票方的風險，那么期權的買方就會大于賣方，市場就會迫使期權費上升。
To be profitable, though, at expiration, the stock must be trading for more than 58, the total of the option premium (8 1/2) and the strike price of 50.
當然，要想在到期前真正有利可圖，該股票的交易價格必須高于58 1/2，也就是期權溢價（8-1/2）加上商定價格50。
Once the exchange rate is agreed upon between the customer and the bank, no one can come and ask the customer for more money, except the option premium the customer has paid to the bank.
一旦客戶與銀行的合約中規(guī)定了某一匯率，那么，除了支付銀行一筆保險今后，就再也不會有人來向客戶要一分錢了。

If the option expires worthless, the option premium is extra money in your pocket.
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