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Contract Size

Quantity of underlying asset (for instance, number of shares if underlying is a stock) represented by one derivative (options or futures) contract.

Standardized contract size of US exchange traded stock options is 100 shares.

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More in Glossary :

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  • General Trading Terms

More in Reference :

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  • Option Pricing
  • Option Greeks
  • Option Strategies
  • Volatility
  • Technical Indicators
  • Performance and Risk Metrics
  • Statistics for Finance
  • Resources (Brokers, Data, Software)
  • Other Topics and Notes
  • Glossary
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