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Old 03-31-2006, 09:58 PM   #34
laurencepak
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Options are NOT like futures

buying options give u the RIGHT to buy/sell in the future

but no OBLIGATION

so if the stock gone down, u just let the CALL option expire, all you lose is the premium

futures are actual contracts, if the price fall u'll lose big money!
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