Basics of Options Trading FAQs

What will happen when an option expires out of money ?

Two scenarios are possible:

  1. When the Call Option is no longer available
  2. The Put Option is no longer available.

A call option expires out-of-the-money:A call options is considered Out of The Money (OTM), if its strike price exceeds the current market price for the underlying instrument. The buyer loses the premium he paid for the contract, while the seller makes a profit.

When a put option expires out-of-the-money: If the strike price is lower than the current market price for the underlying security, a put option is considered Out of The Money (OTM). The buyer loses the premium he paid for the contract, while the seller makes a profit.


What is the work of Options ?


How many types of Options ?


What is strike price of option ?


When does Options expire?


What is the process for trading options ?


How futures and Options are different ?


How Nifty can be traded ?


Do I have to pay margin in Options ?


How can the Options contracts be settled ?


What do you mean by Covered Options ?


When do you mean by Naked Options ?


What does American Options refers to ?


What does European option mean? ?


In Options , What is the meaning of At-The-Money , Out-of-the-Money (OTM) and In-The-Money ?


How to take decision on either to buy /sell call Option or put Option ?


Is it possible to trade on option of any stock or index?


How Square off and exercise an Option is different ?


What does intrinsic value of an option mean and how to calculate intrinsic value of an option ?


What does time value of an Option mean ?


In options trading , what does moving averages mean ?