out of the money
English
[edit]Prepositional phrase
[edit]- (finance, securities) Of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.
- It's two bucks out of the money now, but it still has three weeks until expiration.
- Failing to achieve a sufficiently high ranking in a contest to earn money (for oneself, or for those who have placed a bet).
- Antonym: in the money