Genres: Coming-of-Age, Ensemble Film, Reunion Films, Comedy Drama; Director: Barry Levinson; Cast: Tim Daly, Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon.
call off. vb (tr, adverb). 1. to cancel or abandon: the game was called off because of rain. 2. to order (an animal or person) to desist or summon away: the man called off his dog.
A call option is a contract that gains value when the underlying stock rises. In the most basic sense, then, a call option is a bet that the underlying security will rise in price, enabling you to profit from your investment.