One option contract represents 100 shares, and its cost is much less than actual shares. That should give you an idea of its leverage. In most cases you would only be trading the option, and not be assigned shares. However, the profit/loss would be similar to as if you were actually trading 100 shares.
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One option contract represents 100 shares, and its cost is much less than actual shares. That should give you an idea of its leverage. In most cases you would only be trading the option and not be assigned shares. However, the profit/loss would be similar to as if you were actually trading 100 shares.