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Covered Option

Trading Term

An open short position completely offset by a corresponding stock or option position. A covered call could be offset by long stock or a long call, while a covered put could be offset by a long put or a short stock position. This ensures that if the owner of the option exercises, the writer of the option will not have a problem fulfilling the delivery requirements.

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