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Class of Options

Option contracts of the smae type (call or put) and Style (American, European or Capped) that cover the same underlying security.



Class of Options

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Registered options trader

Registered options trader

An American Stock Exchange specialist who monitors a certain group of options to help maintain a fair and orderly market.


Index options

Index options

Call or put options on an index such as the Standard and Poor's 500 Index or the FTSE 100 Index.Index options are exercisable into cash rather than the underlying shares in the index. This differentiates them from equity options which are exercisable into the shares to which the option relates.In the USA, index options are traded on a number of exchanges including the New York and Chicago Board Options Exchanges. In the UK, index options are traded on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange. (LIFFE)


Options on physicals

Options on physicals

Interest rate options written on fixed income securities, as opposed to those written on interest rate futures contracts.


Equity options

Equity options

Securities that give the holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy or sell a specified number of shares of stock, at a specified price for a certain (limited) time period. Typically one option equals 100 shares of stock.


Options contract

Options contract

A contract that, in exchange for the option price, gives the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (or sell) a financial asset at the exercise price from (or to) the option seller within a specified time period, or on a specified date (expiration date).


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London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)
Options contract multiple
European Options Exchange (EOE)
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Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX)
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MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris)
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Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)


 
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