If a friend who has never bought stocks before asks you how buying stocks makes money, what would you answer? Many people might say that it depends on the stock price - if the stock price rises, then it means that you've made money.
Is this statement correct? Yes, but not entirely.
This is because stock returns actually come from two parts: one part is the return brought by the increase in stock prices, and the other pa...

I'm trying to understand the call and put option.
Please correct me if the below is wrong.
Much appreciate for your reply and explanation.
Buy call options = Buyer get the premium immediately? buy at the higher than current price which expecting the price will raise in future?
Sell call options = Seller pay the premium immediately? Why need to sell it if price expect to raise?
Sell put options = Seller get the premium immediately? sell at the lower than current price which expecting the price will drop in future?
Buy call options = Buyer pay the premium immediately? Why buyer choose this?
Which one is able to buy or sell in order to receive the premium?
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