http://www.candlestickforum.com/blogs/2010/12/american-option.html American Option An American option does not refer to options contracts sold in the United States nor is it a stock option on an American company. An American option is a style of option. An American option can be an option on stocks, commodities, or futures that can be exercised on any trading day during the life of the options contract. Other options styles include Bermuda options, European options, and barrier options. Two general terms are vanilla options and exotic options. These refer respectively to options with simple terms and those with complex terms. Unlike an American option a European style option can only be exercised at expiration. A Bermuda style option is a bit more flexible in that the contract will specify a number of dates besides expiration during which a contract may be executed. It is through the use of technical analysis tools such as Candlestick pattern formations that traders can anticipate and take advantage of options price changes. The options trader may well ask what is the point of buying calls or buying puts or selling calls or selling puts via an American option versus, for example, a European style option. The advantage of the American option is its flexibility. Because American style options can be executed on any day during the contract period allow traders to take advantage of market inefficiency that may only persist for a brief period of time during a volatile market whether this is because of a market rally or market reversal. Because it is often market volatility that leads to profits in trading stocks or trading options the American option style can be a distinct advantage. An American option can be either “vanilla” or “exotic.” The American style only refers to the ability to execute the option and not how complicated the contract is. A barrier option may or may not be American style in that the barrier aspect of the option may preclude its execution. In the case of the more exotic options the American option aspect may be a minor consideration if the list of terms and conditions associated with the option is excessive. For the options trader interested in using tools like Candlestick analysis to follows the stock market and profit from predicting changes in stock prices an exotic option will be of little interest. These options are typically written for very specific situations and are commonly tailor made for the parties involved in the options transaction. Fundamental analysis and technical analysis may be less of an issue in exotic options as the terms may be so specific that other market considerations don’t really matter.

1. American Option
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An American option does not refer to
options contracts sold in the United
States nor is it a stock option on an
American company. An American
option is a style of option. An
American option can be an option on
stocks, commodities, or futures that
can be exercised on any trading day
during the life of the options contract.

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Other options styles include Bermuda
options, European options, and
barrier options. Two general terms are
vanilla options and exotic options.
These refer respectively to options
with simple terms and those with
complex terms. Unlike an American
option a European style option can
only be exercised at expiration.

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A Bermuda style option is a bit more
flexible in that the contract will specify
a number of dates besides expiration
during which a contract may be
executed. It is through the use of
technical analysis tools such as
Candlestick pattern formations that
traders can anticipate and take
advantage of options price changes.

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The options trader may well ask what
is the point of buying calls or buying
puts or selling calls or selling puts via
an American option versus, for
example, a European style option.
The advantage of the American option
is its flexibility.

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Because American style options can be
executed on any day during the contract
period allow traders to take advantage of
market inefficiency that may only persist
for a brief period of time during a volatile
market whether this is because of a
market rally or market reversal. Because
it is often market volatility that leads to
profits in trading stocks or trading options
the American option style can be a
distinct advantage.

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An American option can be either
“vanilla” or “exotic.” The American
style only refers to the ability to
execute the option and not how
complicated the contract is. A barrier
option may or may not be American
style in that the barrier aspect of the
option may preclude its execution.

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In the case of the more exotic options
the American option aspect may be a
minor consideration if the list of terms
and conditions associated with the
option is excessive. For the options
trader interested in using tools like
Candlestick analysis to follows the
stock market and profit from
predicting changes in stock prices an
exotic option will be of little interest.

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These options are typically written for
very specific situations and are
commonly tailor made for the parties
involved in the options transaction.
Fundamental analysis and technical
analysis may be less of an issue in
exotic options as the terms may be so
specific that other market
considerations don’t really matter.

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The point of trading buying options is
to purchase the opportunity to buy
(calls) or sell (puts) stock as
movement in stock price dictates.
Buying puts or calls on a stock does
not confer an obligation to the buyer
but requires the seller (options writer)
to sell (calls) or buy (puts) if the buyer
executes the contract.

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In the case of an American option this
means that the options writer may be
called upon to come up with the cash to
satisfy the contract at any time during the
contract period. On the other hand a
writer of a European style options
contract will only need to buy or sell
stock to satisfy a contact upon the
expiration date. In either case the savvy
trader will track stock price movement
with Candlestick charts in order to
optimize profits.