First of all, the essence of the two is different:

1. The essence of option fee: refers to the fee paid by the buyer of an option contract to the seller of the option contract in order to obtain the option to buy or sell a certain financial asset or commodity granted by the option contract.

2. The essence of exercise price: refers to the price at which both parties to the option transaction agree to exercise the call and put contracts in a specific period in the future.

Second, the provisions of the two are different:

1. Provisions on option fee: Generally, the average option fee of signed option contracts is about 10% of the price of financial assets or commodities traded in the contracts.

2. Provisions on exercise price: After the exercise price is determined, the seller of the option must perform its obligations at this price within the time limit stipulated by option contracts, no matter how the price fluctuates, as long as the buyer of the option requests to exercise.

Third, they are different in nature:

1. The nature of the option fee: the option fee is usually paid two business days after the transaction, which represents the biggest loss of the buyer and therefore the biggest profit of the seller.

2. Nature of the strike price: For foreign exchange options, the strike price is the exchange rate specified in advance when the buyer of foreign exchange options exercises their rights.

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