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Class of OptionsOption contracts of the smae type (call or put) and Style (American, European or Capped) that cover the same underlying security.Class of Options Similar MatchesMargin requirement (options)Margin requirement (options)The amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intraday price changes. Options contract multipleOptions contract multipleA constant, set at $100, that when multiplied by the cash index value gives the dollar value of the stock index underlying an option. That is the dollar value of the underlying stock index = Cash index value x $100 (the options contract multiple). Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index) Settlement optionsSettlement optionsThe various possibilities open to a beneficiary under a life insurance policy as to how the benefit will be paid out. Options Clearing CorporationOptions Clearing CorporationIn the US, the OCC is the body which clears options transactions. Founded in 1973, OCC is the largest clearing organisation in the world for financial derivatives instruments. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission, OCC is the issuer and registered clearing facility for all US exchange-listed securities options. OCC issues put and call options on several types of underlying assets including common stocks and other equity issues, stock indexes, foreign currencies and interest rate composites. URL: http://www.optionsclearing.com Further SuggestionsIndexed Stock OptionsEuropean Options Exchange (EOE) Uncovered options index options Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) equity options FLEX Options Options contract Switching options Options on physicals MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris) Barrier options Transferable Stock Options Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) settlement options Equity options Gnma (government National Mortgage Association) Options Basket options traditional options Registered options trader London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) Conditional call options Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) |
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