OTC Index Option

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

OTC Index Option. An option whose underlying security is an index. If exercised, settlement is made by cash payment, since physical delivery is not possible.

Investors trading index options are essentially betting on the overall movement of the stock market as represented by a basket of stocks.

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