Buyer risks the premium. You pay it once and it is not refunded. If the stock does not go above the strike before expiry, the option is worth nothing and you lose the whole premium. You must exercise yourself, from the same wallet, before expiry.
Writer gives up the upside. Your stock is locked until expiry. If the price goes above the strike, the buyer takes it at the strike and you miss the gain. If the price falls, the loss is still yours; the premium is all you keep.
You lock the stock. Whoever pays your premium can buy it from you at the strike until expiry. Sales close 24 hours before expiry.
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