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Index 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)Similar MatchesSwitching optionsSwitching optionsA sequence of transactions in which exercise of one option creates one or more additional options. Investment-disinvestment, entry-exit, expansion-contraction, and suspension-reactivation decisions are switching options. MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris)MONEP (Marche des Options Negociables de Paris)A subsidiary of the Paris Bourse that trades stock and index options. 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). Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE)Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE)Established in 1995, the Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange offers equity derivative products based on underlying instruments traded on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). Transferable Stock OptionsTransferable Stock OptionsOptions that provide by their terms that they may be transferred by the optionee, generally only to a family member or to a trust, limited partnership or other entity for the benefit of family members, or to a charity. Further Suggestionsequity optionssettlement options Options on physicals European Options Exchange (EOE) Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange Registered options trader Gnma (government National Mortgage Association) Options Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) traditional options Equity options London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) Uncovered options Basket options Options contract multiple Margin requirement (options) Class of Options Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) Options Clearing Corporation Barrier options Settlement options Conditional call options Indexed Stock Options FLEX Options |
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