Answer:
allow investors to get rid of the risks they do not want and keep the ones they do want
Explanation:
In the option, it permit the investor to get rid of the risk as they dont want also it keeps that one which they want
The other options are to be considered incorrect as in the second option, it is used for the speculation also, the third option is wrong as the holders of the options have the right but not the obligation, and the last option is incorrect as it is used for bet in the case when the price is decline or increase
Therefore the first option is correct