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Stock index optionAn option in which the underlying is a common stock index.Stock index option Similar MatchesCall optionCall optionA clause in a loan agreement that allows a lender to ask for the balance at any time. Incentive Stock Option (ISO)Incentive Stock Option (ISO)An Option that has met certain tax requirements entitling the optionee to favorable tax treatment. Such an option is free from regular tax at the date of grant and the date of exercise (when a non-qualified option would become taxable). If two holding period tests are met (two years between grant date and sale date and one year between the exercise date and sale date), the profit on the option qualifies as a long term capital gain rather than ordinary income. If the holding periods are not met, there has been a "disqualifying disposition". Uncovered optionsUncovered optionsSee: Naked options Settlement optionsSettlement optionsThe various possibilities open to a beneficiary under a life insurance policy as to how the benefit will be paid out. 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. Further SuggestionsBarrier optionsSellers option Currency option Path dependent option Binomial option pricing model option Conditional call options Lease With Option To Purchase Optional dividend Quality option Options Clearing Corporation Index option Option seller Intrinsic value of an option Indexed Stock Options Out of the money option Virtual currency option American style option Listed option Option spread Option agreement Covered or hedge option strategies incentive stock option Transferable Stock Options Physical option |
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