(alsostock-index option)FINANCEaninvestmentbasedon thevalueof astockindex(= a set ofsharesthatshowsthevalueof astockmarket). Theinvestorbuystherighttobuyorsellthatindexat aparticularpriceby adatein thefuture:S&P 500 Index OptionsThefundinvestedinequityindexoptions.(Definition ofindex optionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofindex option
index optionA stockindexoptionprovides the right to trade a specific stock index at a specified price by a specified expiration date.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The exchange has plans for other financial derivatives such as other index futures, index options, and currency futures.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The working of portfolio insurance is akin to buying an index put option, and can also be done by using listed index options.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Equity index futures and index options tend to be in liquid markets for close to delivery contracts.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For example an index options, where a number of stocks have been grouped together in an index and the option is based on the price of the index.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/index-option##