An option whose underlying security is an index. If exercised, settlement is...
An option that has an index as the underlying. These are usually cash-settled.
An option with a specific index as the underlying asset that gives the option buyer the right to purchase/sell the value of the index at a fixed price until a predetermined date. Index options provide a means to leverage a bet on the future direction of the market or of a particular industry segment without purchasing all the individual securities.
An option whose underlying security is an index. For instance, a trader can buy a BSE Sensex options and bet on the direction of the index, whenever permitted.
Option contracts traded on an underlying index; for example, the S&P 100 (OEX), Major Market Index, and NYSE Index Option Contracts.
An option you are not allowed to exercise unless your company’s stock offers a better return than the financial instrument to which the option is indexed, often U.S. treasury bills. Unless your company is doing very poorly, you probably wouldn’t exercise at this rate anyway.
An option whose underlying security is an index. An example would be the S&P 100 (OEX). A trader can buy index options and bet on the direction of the OEX.
Option to trade in a particular market or industry group rather than individual stocks.
An option to buy or sell a given index, such as the FTSE 100 or S&P Composite at a given price at some future date.
An option whose underlying security is a stock index. This includes options on the overall market (such as the S&P 100 Index options) as well as options on narrower-based industry groups. Index options are cash settled.
An option that covers the price of a diversified stock portfolio matching a designated stock index. An option provides an investor with the opportunity to buy or sell, but he/she is not committed.
An option whose underlying entity is an index. Most index options are cash-based.
An option based on an index. It allows investors to bet on the future direction of an index, without having to invest in the individual stocks in the index. A prospective buyer can buy an Index Option on oil rather than buying options on several oil companies.
Option contracts traded on an underlying index, not any particular security. Examples are S&P 100, Major Market Index, and NYSE Index Option Contracts.
An option whose underlying asset is an index. Generally, index options are cash-...
call or put option based on a stock market index.
Call and put option contracts traded on an underlying index, such as the S & P 100, and not a specific security. Investors who trade index options invest in a particular market or industry group without having to buy all the underlying securities. A narrow-based index allows an investor to trade in a particular industry while a broad-based index will scope many industries. See: Call Option; ; Options; Put Option
in the money lapsed option
A call or put option on a financial index.
An option whose underlying price is determined by an index.
An option whose underlying instrument an index. This includes options on the overall instrument market(such as the S&P 500 Index options) as well as options on commodity based index groups. Index options are cash settlement options.
An index option is a call or put option that is based on a specific market index. Index options allow investors to trade in a particular market or industry group without having to buy all the stocks individually. For example, an investor who thought that oil stocks were about to fall could buy a put on an oil index instead of selling short shares in a dozen or more oil companies.