Strike Price & Expiration

The strike and expiration you choose shape an option’s cost, odds and risk. Here is what in the money and out of the money mean, how expiration cycles work and how choices change the trade.

In, at or out of the money

CallPut
In the moneyStock above strikeStock below strike
At the moneyStock near strikeStock near strike
Out of the moneyStock below strikeStock above strike

With AAPL at $337, a $350 call is out of the money and a $320 call is in the money.

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