European-style option

European-style option definition - finance
An option that can be exercised only on its expiration date, in contrast to an American option, which can be exercised at any time up to its expiration date.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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