How and Where are Options Traded

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Puts and Calls on individual stocks and on stock indices are actively traded on CBOE and many other exchanges around the world.

Before 1973, there was no trading of standardized options in the U.S. There was some trading of options on OTC market, with large transaction costs and low trading volume. Options trading dates back to the 17th century Holland, where farmers purchased put options on tulip bulbs to reduce price uncertainty

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