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Tag Archives: defined outcome

Jun 2, 2026

Introducing the S&P 500 Defined Outcome Index Series

Since the launch of the first defined outcome ETF in 2018, defined outcome strategies have moved from the margins to mainstream. In markets shaped by concentration risk, volatility and interest rate uncertainty, strategies that offer market participants upside participation with downside protection—via caps, buffers, floors and outcome periods—may help offset the risk of long-only equity…

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May 8, 2025

Defining Outcomes Systematically with Indices

How are index innovations helping market participants address volatility and uncertainty? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Calamos Investments’ Matt Kaufman discuss index-based approaches to defined outcomes.  

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Oct 15, 2020

How Target Outcome Indices Work

Indexing is democratizing access to defined outcomes, providing a simple, transparent, index-based blueprint for target outcome strategies that can be applied to both active and passive vehicles. Take a closer look at what makes these indices tick and the range of potential applications for these innovative tools.

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Jul 31, 2019

Cboe S&P 500 Buffer Protect Indexes: First Outcome Period Recap

On June 28, 2019 the July Series of the Cboe S&P 500 Buffer Protect Indexes completed their first one-year outcome period (6/28/18 – 6/28/19). The Cboe S&P 500 Buffer Protect Indexes are designed to afford investors defined exposures to the S&P 500 Price Index, where the downside buffer levels, upside growth potential, and outcome period…

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