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American Option

Option exercisable anytime before expiration

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What is American Option?

American Option An option that can be exercised at any time before expiration. Most stock options in the US are American-style.

Complete definition

An option that can be exercised at any time before expiration. Most stock options in the US are American-style.

Example

You hold an AAPL call that expires in 30 days. As an American option, you can exercise it today if AAPL spikes.

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