noun
put option
Financial term: a contract giving the right to sell an asset at a set price. Often contrasted with コールオプション (call option).
See also: コールオプション
投資家は下落に備えてプットオプションを買った。
The investor bought a put option to hedge against a decline.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
A call option gives the right to buy; a put option gives the right to sell.
Borrowed from English 'put option'.