Are European options in the market or out of the market? Difference between on-site and off-site options. The so-called "exchange-traded options" (options are sometimes called "trading options" and generally translated as "options traded on the Wen Yi Stock Exchange" or "options listed on the exchange") refers to the trading of standardized options contracts in a centralized futures market or options market; The so-called "OTC option", commonly known as OTC option, can also be translated as "OTC option" or "OTC option spoon", which refers to the trading of non-standardized option contracts in non-centralized trading places.

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The difference between floor options and OTC options is similar to the difference between futures trading and forward trading mentioned above. This difference is also manifested in many aspects, options, but the main difference lies in whether the option contract is standardized. On-site options are standardized options contract transactions, so the trading quantity, agreed price, expiration date and performance time of options are uniformly stipulated by the exchange; OTC option is a non-standardized option contract transaction, and its transaction quantity, agreed price, expiration date and performance time can be freely agreed by both parties.