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by accountofme 1403 days ago
No, this is the perfect her care for an option. This gives the buyer and option to buy or sell at an agreed upon price. The buyer of the option pays a premium, and only loses that if they choose to not exercise the option. If they exercise the option they also have to pay the agreed upon price.

As such, there is an asymmetric upside in this case.