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What Are Vanilla Options Binance?

A vanilla option is an options contract that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a set price on or before a specified date. The underlying asset can be anything from stocks and commodities to currency pairs.

The set price at which the holder can buy or sell is known as the strike price, and the specified date is known as the expiration date. Vanilla options are the simplest and most common type of option.

NOTE: WARNING: Vanilla options trading on Binance involves a high degree of risk. It is possible to lose your entire investment or more. This type of trading is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before investing. You should also be aware that the market can be highly volatile and that option prices can move quickly. As such, it is important to manage your risk carefully and to ensure that you are comfortable with the risks associated with trading vanilla options on Binance before investing.

When you buy a vanilla option, you are paying for the right to buy or sell the underlying asset at the strike price on or before the expiration date. If you think the underlying asset will increase in value, you would buy a call option.

If you think it will decrease in value, you would buy a put option.

If, at expiration, the price of the underlying asset is above the strike price (for a call option) or below the strike price (for a put option), then the option expires worthless and you lose your premium. If the price of the underlying asset is at or very close to the strike price at expiration, then your option may be exercised and you will have to either buy or sell the underlying asset at that price.

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