A call option is out-of-the-money if the strike price is greater than the market price of the underlying security . i.e. you have the right to purchase a security at a price greater than the market price, which is not valuable. A put option is out-of-the-money if the strike price is less than the market price of the underlying security .
OUT-OF-THE-MONEY OPTION
Meaning of OUT-OF-THE-MONEY OPTION in English
Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary. Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов. 2012