The Emergence Machine

Options

abstract · Finance · Level 13 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

options emerges from market. It requires time.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “options” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
options
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L8L2L1L0OptionsContractMarketAgreementProductionPrincipalRegulationTrustEmotionObligationSocietyThought… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionExistenceEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesOptionsL13ObligationL8ContractL12MarketL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Obligation L8 (requires)
    An option is a financial contract granting the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price on or before a specified date.
  • Contract L12 (requires) Business sense
    An option is a financial contract granting the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price on or before a specified date.
  • Market L12 (foundational) Economics sense
    Market provides the foundational basis for understanding options.