A put option is known in the investment market as a contract that gives the holder the right and not necessarily the obligation to sell a particular number of the underlying security at a given price over a given period. 

A put option is the reverse of a call option which allows the owner to purchase an underlying security at a particular price before the expiration of the option.

The concept of Put options can be easily understood from the following article.

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