But if you bought an option contract on 100 shares, you'd now be able to buy $17,500 worth of stock for $15,500. That's a $2,000 gain, instead of $40 if you had just bought the stock.

Trading last year's No. 1 selection netted Chicago four draft picks and star wide receiver D.J. Moore, and an even sweeter package could be on its way again if the Bears hit the draft trade block.

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