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A call option is a contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specified amount of an underlying security at a pre-determined price within a specified time frame. Related tags are icall-options, options, options-assignment, option-exercise and should be used when appropriate.
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What are the odds of being assigned for a long dated in-the-money call option?
The answer to your specific question is that the odds of that option being assigned (meaning the other guy exercises) are close to zero.
Looking at early exercise risk for call options more broadly:
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Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply?
I'm normally a fan of trying to put all the relevant info in an answer when possible, but this one's tough to do in one page. Here's the best way, by far to learn the basics:
The OIC (Options Indus …
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Covered Call Writing - What affects the price of the options?
All else being equal, you should look for more volatile (riskier) stocks.
Technically, it was all time value - the entire value of an "out of the money" option is time value. What's confusing is th …