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Index optionA call or put option based on a stock market index.Index option Similar MatchesPostponement optionPostponement optionThe option of deferring a project without eliminating the possibility of undertaking it. Virtual currency optionVirtual currency optionA new option contract introduced by the PHLX in 1994 that is settled in US dollars rather than in the underlying currency. These options are also called 3-Ds (dollar-denominated delivery). Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)Applies to derivative products. Financial institution that is the actual issuer and guarantor of all listed option contracts. One-way optionOne-way optionRefers to the situation of a speculator on an exchange market with a pegged exchange rate. If there is doubt about the viability of the peg, the speculator can sell the currency short knowing that there is only one direction (one way) that the currency is likely to move. Therefore there is little risk associated with such speculation. Call optionCall optionAn option which gives the holder the right but not the obligation to purchase a stated quantity of the underlying instrument (for example shares, indices, commodities etc) at a specified price on or before a given date. Further SuggestionsOption writerPut an option Greenshoe option Exercising the option Lapsed option Option not to deliver Sellers option Down and out option Stock index option index options Lookback option American style option Currency put option Option seller Transferable Stock Options Qualifying stock option incentive stock option Two state option pricing model plain vanilla option/warrant Garman Kohlhagen option pricing model Option spread Options contract Option mutual fund Optional payment bond Out of the money option |
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