Kaufoption
German
Etymology
Kauf (“purchase/buy”) + Option (“option”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkaʊ̯fʔopˌt͡si̯oːn]
- Hyphenation: Kauf‧op‧ti‧on
Noun
Kaufoption f (genitive Kaufoption, plural Kaufoptionen)
- (finance) call option (the right to purchase an asset at a fixed price)
- (law, commerce) option to buy (a contract clause giving a party the right to purchase property or goods at a later date)
- Der Fußballverein besitzt eine Kaufoption für den ausgeliehenen Spieler.
- The football club has an option to buy the loaned player.
- Investoren nutzen die Kaufoption, um sich gegen steigende Rohstoffpreise abzusichern.
- Investors use the call option to hedge against rising raw material prices.
Declension
Declension of Kaufoption [feminine]
Synonyms
- Call-Option
- Ankaufrecht
Antonyms
- Verkaufsoption (put option)
- Put-Option
Coordinate terms
- Basispreis (strike price)
- Optionsfrist (option period)
- Ausübungspreis (exercise price)
- Vorkaufsrecht (right of first refusal)
Related terms
- kaufen (to buy)
- Kaufvertrag (purchase agreement)
References
- “Kaufoption” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kaufoption” in Duden online