HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Exercise settlement amountThe financial definition for Exercise settlement amount:The difference between the exercise price fo the option and the exercise settlement value of the index on the day an exercise notice is tendered, multiplied by the index multiplier. Similar MatchesBank for International Settlements (BIS)Bank for International Settlements (BIS)An international bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, which serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several European central banks, the Bank of Japan, and the US Federal Reserve System. Founded in 1930 to handle the German payment of World War I reparations, it now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning international bank regulation. Cash sale or settlementCash sale or settlementTransaction in which a contract is settled on the same day as the trade date, or the next day if the trade occurs after 2:30 p.m. EST and the parties agree to this procedure. Often occurs because a party is strapped for cash and cannot wait until the regular five-business day settlement. See: Settlement date. Cash SettlementCash SettlementThe process by which the terms of an option contract are fulifilled through the payment or receipt in dollars of the amount by which the option is in-the-money as opposed to delivering or receiving the underlying stock. Further SuggestionsCash settlement contractsContinuous net settlement (CNS) Good delivery and settlement procedures Immediate settlement Insurance settlement Next day settlement Regular settlement Click to compare definitions of Exercise settlement amount Click to view definitions beginning ex |