Moneyness

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The relationship between the spot price (St) of the underlying asset and the option contract’s exercise price (X).

For call option:

  • In-the-money: St > X
  • At-the-money: St = X
  • Out-of-the-money: St < X

For put option:

  • In-the-money: St < X
  • At-the-money: St = X
  • Out-of-the-money: St > X