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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 MatchesRegistered options traderRegistered options traderAn American Stock Exchange specialist who monitors a certain group of options to help maintain a fair and orderly market. Index optionsIndex optionsCall 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 physicalsOptions on physicalsInterest rate options written on fixed income securities, as opposed to those written on interest rate futures contracts. Equity optionsEquity optionsSecurities 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 contractOptions contractA 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). Further Suggestionstraditional optionssettlement options Margin requirement (options) Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Transferable Stock Options Basket options Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) Options Clearing Corporation Indexed Stock Options London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) Options contract multiple European Options Exchange (EOE) Uncovered options Conditional call options Settlement options Barrier options Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) Gnma (government National Mortgage Association) Options equity options FLEX Options MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris) Switching options Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) |
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