Put Options Explained: Buying & Selling Put Options

A put option is a contract that gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell shares of stock at a specific price on or before an expiration date. Learn from Mike who will go over what put options are, how to trade put options, and the concepts involved.

0:00 Introduction
0:19 What is a put option?
1:50 Buying put options
3:54 Selling put options
7:01 Takeaways
8:05 Questions/Contact info

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