Asymmetric payoff - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term asymmetric payoff
Term describing the skewed profit pattern associated with options that gives profit sharing on the upside (appreciation of the underlying for a call, depreciation for a put) while limiting liability on the downside.
Comprehensive definition of the term asymmetric payoff
Contrasts with the symmetrical payoff associated with forwards and futures.