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Chicago Board Options Exchange |
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Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) A securities exchange created in the early 1970s for the public trading of standardized option contracts. Primary place for the trading of stock options, foreign currency options, and index options (S&P 100, 500, and OTC 250 index)
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). The CBOE, often pronounced "see-bo," is the largest options market in the world. Founded in 1973, the market specializes in trading options contracts on individual equities, indexes, and interest rates. Over the years, the CBOE has been instrumental in developing a variety of new options-related financial products. One example is the FLEX option, which the CBOE introduced in 1993 to allow investors to add specific provisions to options contracts. The market is also known for being on the cutting edge of advanced trading technologies, including electronic trading. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| According to the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE), trading volume reached a record 406 million options contracts last year, compared with 210 million contracts in 1990. Phillips is the winner of several awards for her research, including the Chicago Board of Options Exchange Pomerance Prize for outstanding research in options. He was formerly a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. |
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