http://www.discusseconomics.com/investments/what-is-an-option-basic-option-terminology/ Join the conversation on a variety of economic and finance discussions. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.discusseconomics.com/investments/what-is-an-option-basic-option-terminology/comment-page-1/#comment-9521 Pah Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:13:26 +0000 http://www.discusseconomics.com/articles/investments/what-is-an-option-basic-option-terminology/#comment-9521 It seems that in such a system, when an investor earn money, another investor loses the same amount of money. When someone buy an option and earn money, the investor who sold him the option loses money, because he must pay at a price higher than the market price. What is exactly the interest of this investor to lose money ? It seems that in such a system, when an investor earn money, another investor loses the same amount of money. When someone buy an option and earn money, the investor who sold him the option loses money, because he must pay at a price higher than the market price. What is exactly the interest of this investor to lose money ?

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