- underlying security
- The security that is affected by a corporate action or a meeting.
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underlying security
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underlying — or underlier An option or a future is a right or a commitment to buy or sell something at a future date. The underlying is the financial instrument that may or must be bought or sold in each option or futures contract. FAS 133, as amended by FAS… … Financial and business terms
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