Option Premium
Categories: Derivatives, Investing, Trading
The money that investors pay for a premium.
Example
Marybeth wants to buy $70 strike options in KO, which is trading for $67 a share now. The options expire in 3 months. She is willing to pay $6 for those options because she thinks KO will be a knockout on the stock market and will be at $85 or more in 3 months. The $6 she is willing to pay is her option premium.