Legal Definition and Related Resources of Put
Meaning of Put
An option to sell securities .
Put Alternative Definition
In Pleading. To select; to demand; as, the said C. D. puts himself upon the country; that is, he selects the trial by jury as the mode of settling the matter in dispute, and does not rely upon an issue in law. Gould, PL c. 6, pt. 1, § 19. In Mercantile Usage. A term of the stock markets, signifying an option to sell t& another certain goods within a specified time, at a specified price. See Gambling Contract.
Financial Definition of Put
An option granting the right to sell the underlying futures contract. Opposite of a call.
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