Index options - Call 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)
Index options : call 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)
Index options