### Comment:
I’ve been investing for a few weeks now and I want to try an option. However, if you buy a call option don’t you have to buy 100 shares if the strike price is met and you decide to exercise your option? If MSFT was $90 in May did you have to pay $9,000 for the shares?  
  
 Oh yeah, I’m a noob big time.

### REPLY:
You can close the option at any time, so no, if you don’t want to end up owning the 100 shares (provided you have the capital in your account) you can sell the contract and if someone buys it, it’s their problem now and you’ve just been credited money directly into your account. The amount varies on how the contract either appreciated or depreciated over time.

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