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S&P 500 in Focus: Global Trends and Local Insights
How is the continued evolution of the S&P 500 ecosystem helping market participants around the globe express views and manage risk? S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Cboe Global Markets’ Mandy Xu explore how the iconic index reflects global trends and how network effects are helping bring increased transparency and price efficiency to markets around the world.
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Why Does Index Liquidity Matter?
Explore how the equity and fixed income trading ecosystems are evolving in response to the continued growth of asset–tracking indices and what it could mean for investors with S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Anu Ganti.
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How Have the S&P/BMV IPC Leverage and Inverse Indices Performed in Volatile Periods?
Leveraged and inverse indices are widely used by investors looking for a measurement that magnifies performance or hedges against market downturns. For the Mexican equity market, S&P DJI provides market participants with an amplified or inverse view of the S&P/BMV IPC through the S&P/BMV IPC 2X Leverage Daily Index and S&P/BMV IPC Inverse Daily Index,…
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Applying Nobel Prize-Winning Volatility Research to the S&P 500
In unpredictable markets, the ability to more accurately model and predict volatility may offer unique benefits when applied to indices used in insurance and structured products. Learn how the S&P 500 Engle Indices measure dynamic exposure to the S&P 500 while applying a predictive volatility control mechanism, which employs a variation of the GARCH model…
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The S&P 500 Futures Quanto USD-BRL Currency Adjusted Index: Measuring Currency Exchange Risk and Interest Rates in Brazil
In order for a Brazilian market participant to track the S&P 500® through equity index futures, they must first convert Brazilian reais to U.S. dollars and then use U.S. dollars to enter a position in equity futures. This transaction involves two sources of risk: equity risk and currency exchange risk. To address the currency exchange risk…
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2024 Open Interest Increase in iBoxx-Linked Futures
In 2024, open interest in futures tracking the iBoxx iShares $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index and iBoxx iShares $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index rose considerably. Open interest in futures referencing the iBoxx $ Liquid Emerging Markets Sovereigns & Sub-Sovereigns Index also increased following its June 17, 2024, launch. For the iBoxx iShares $…
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Exploring the Index Liquidity Landscape
How can the trading ecosystems surrounding indices help to foster transparency and market efficiency? S&P DJI’s Joe Nelesen and Tim Edwards explore why index liquidity matters and how the ecosystems of products tracking S&P DJI indices have evolved across equities and fixed income.
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Tracking the Emerging Market Yield Landscape with Indices
The iBoxx USD Emerging Markets Broad Overall Indices represent the most comprehensive fixed income hard currency snapshot of the market due to their broad methodology construction. Join S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Cboe’s Mandy Xu as they explore why emerging market bonds are coming back into focus for some yield seekers and how these new…
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Tracking Potential Opportunities with Dispersion
Is it possible to track opportunity with an index? Find out as S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Cboe’s Mandy Xu discuss the design of and practical applications for the Cboe S&P 500 Dispersion Index.
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Meet the S&P 500 Dynamic Intraday TCA Index
Combining a trend-following mechanism with the ability to rebalance up to 13 times during the trading day, this innovative multi-asset index seeks to provide a more stable volatility experience by leveraging the next generation of risk control technology.
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