Options assignment is a process in options trading that involves fulfilling the obligations of an options contract. It occurs when the buyer of an options contract exercises their right to buy or sell ...

There are a few different ways your stock options can meet their logical end. In many options strategies, it might make sense for you to buy to close or sell to close your option contract(s). However, ...

Last week we talked about how and when to exercise options, and to explore the category further, this week we are looking at the flip side of the coin -- options assignment. There are two sides to an ...

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