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### Option

#### Properties

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Name | Type | Description
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**id** | String | The Intrinio ID for the Option.  
**code** | String | The Intrinio Code for the Option.  
**ticker** | String | The ticker symbol of the Security for the Option.  
**expiration** | String | The date on which the Option expires. The Option becomes invalid after this date and cannot be exercised.  
**strike** | Number | The strike price is the fixed price at which a derivative can be exercised, and refers to the price of the derivative’s underlying asset.  In a call option, the strike price is the price at which the option holder can purchase the underlying security.  For a put option, the strike price is the price at which the option holder can sell the underlying security.  
**type** | String | The type of Option (put or call). A put option is an option contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying asset at a specified price before the option's expiration date. A call option gives the holder the right to buy an underlying asset at a specified price, before the option's expiration date.  

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