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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 MatchesOptions 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). 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. Equity optionsEquity optionsOptions on the shares of companies. Equity options are traded in the UK at the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) and the London Securities and Derivatives Exchange (OMLX). Gnma (government National Mortgage Association) OptionsGnma (government National Mortgage Association) OptionsA method of purchasing GNMA securities through "puts" and calls." A GNMA Call Option is the right to buy GNMA securities at a specific yield for a specified time, A Put Option is the right to sell GNMA securities at a specific yield for a specified time. The buyer pays for the option and may exercise it, not exercise it, or sell it. Settlement optionsSettlement optionsThe various options available to the beneficiaries of a life insurance policy in the event of the death of the insured. For example a lump sum or an income. Further SuggestionsChicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)European Options Exchange (EOE) Indexed Stock Options Registered options trader Options on physicals FLEX Options Barrier options Settlement options Basket options Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) Transferable Stock Options Options Clearing Corporation Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) traditional options Uncovered options Class of Options London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange Switching options Margin requirement (options) Conditional call options Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange (SOFFEX) Equity options Options contract |
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