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Indexing Modern Income: Covered Calls Uncovered
Capital markets offer several primary sources of income to investors, including money market interest, bond coupons and stock dividends. Alternative sources of income abound and, most recently, innovation within the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry has introduced options-based income strategies to a wider range of market participants. In the U.S., investors both large and small have…
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Defining Paths: The Expanding Landscape of Options-Based Index Strategies
The investment landscape is in a perpetual state of evolution, with market participants continually seeking innovative tools. In recent years, options-based strategies—particularly those delivered through an ETF wrapper—have surged in popularity. Once the domain of institutional investors or structured product users, options-based strategies like covered call and buffered strategies have been democratized. This growth represents…
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Indexing Covered Calls for Insurance
How can an emphasis on rules-based predictability provide greater clarity in risk and return assessment? In an interview with Insurance Asia News, S&P DJI’s Priscilla Luk explores how an index-based approach to covered calls may help insurance companies to mitigate the impact of market volatility.
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Indexing Covered Calls: A New Tool for Income Seekers
What are the potential benefits of a passive approach to covered calls? S&P DJI’s Phil Brzenk and ProShares’ Simeon Hyman take a closer look at the S&P 500 Daily Covered Call Index, its performance, and why the index uses a daily approach vs. a more standard weekly or monthly approach.
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