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OPTION EXOTIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

An option with a nonstandard feature.

CONT

A lookback option that allows the owner flexibility in selecting an exercise price is an example of an exotic option. Exotic options are traded in the over-the-counter market.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

[...] option comportant des caractéristiques autres que celles d'une option classique, notamment une structure de rendement plus complexe que la simple différence entre le prix d'exercice de l'option et le cours au comptant du sous-jacent à la date d'exercice de l'option.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

Group of numerous, different and more complex options than European or American options.

OBS

exotic options: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • exotic option

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Groupe d'options dont les caractéristiques sont différentes et plus complexes qu'une option européenne ou américaine.

OBS

options exotiques : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • option exotique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
DEF

Grupo numeroso de opciones muy variadas con rasgos distintos y más complejos que la opción europea o la americana.

OBS

opciones exóticas: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • opción exótica
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