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Stock market index option — is a derivative financial instrument.The global market for exchange traded stock market index options is notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $368,900 million in 2005.A stock index option provides the right to trade a… … Wikipedia
derivative — de·riv·a·tive 1 /də ri və tiv/ n: a contract or security that derives its value from that of an underlying asset (as another security) or from the value of a rate (as of interest or currency exchange) or index of asset value (as a stock index) ◇… … Law dictionary
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Stock — For capital stock in the sense of the fixed input of a production function, see Physical capital. For other uses, see Stock (disambiguation). Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities … Wikipedia
Stock market index future — In finance, a stock market index future is a derivative financial instrument.MarketThe global market for exchange traded stock market index futures is notionally valued by the Bank for International Settlements at $221,200 million in… … Wikipedia
stock — physical items ( inventory) that a business uses in its production process or has for sale in the ordinary course of doing business. Glossary of Business Terms Ownership of a corporation indicated by shares, which represent a piece of the… … Financial and business terms
Stock — Ownership of a corporation which is represented by shares which represent a piece of the corporation s assets and earnings. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. stock stock 1 [stɒk ǁ stɑːk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] especially… … Financial and business terms
derivative — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a word formed by derivation 2. something derived 3. the limit of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable as the latter change approaches zero 4. a. a chemical… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Stock market crash — A stock market crash is a sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth. Crashes are driven by panic as much as by underlying economic factors. They… … Wikipedia
