Options Visualizer
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What is a Call?
A Call is the simplest bullish option. You pay a premium for the right to buy the stock at a chosen strike price before expiration. You do not have to buy the stock — you are paying for the chance that it goes up.
This is a one-leg strategy: you buy one call contract for every 100 shares of exposure you want.
1 leg — buy 1 call.
You buy a call at the strike you select.
You do not sell any options in a basic long call.
The stock finishes above your strike plus the premium you paid (your breakeven).
The stock stays at or below the strike, or does not rise enough to cover the premium.
Theoretically unlimited. The higher the stock goes, the more the call can be worth.
Limited to the premium you paid (price per share × 100 × number of contracts).
Strike + premium paid per share.
If the stock rises enough, the call becomes more valuable and you can profit.
If the stock falls, the call can expire worthless and you lose what you paid.
If the stock goes nowhere, time usually works against you and you can lose some or all of the premium.
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