STOXX Ltd, the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a provider of tradable index concepts, has launched the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Sector, Rating and Maturity Bucket Sub-Indices. They expand the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Index,
CBOE Holdings is planning to expand its suite of product offerings tied to S&P Dow Jones Indices with the launch of options on the 10 S&P Select Sector Indices that comprise the S&P 500 a key benchmark of the US
Hedge fund data provider HFR is at an advanced stage of working with one of the large global derivatives exchanges to develop a new investment product, the HFRI-I futures contract, a contract based on the HFRI-I Fund Weighted Composite Investable
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has launched the CBOE S&P 500 Smile Index, a premium-capture strategy benchmark index based on the steepness of the curve of implied volatilities of S&P 500 Index (SPX) options. The CBOE Smile Index's strategy alternates
ETX Capital has launched the US Election News Sentiment Index, a tool that displays the quantity and tonality of media coverage towards the presidential elections. Harnessing the power of big data using technological advancements in Natural Language Processing (NLP), the
STOXX, the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, has held its regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 indices. The company has also held the
IndexIQ has announced the performance of its family of six IQ Hedge Indexes with four positive, led by a 1.31 percent return for the IQ Merger Arbitrage Index. Two – the IQ Hedge Global Macro Index and the IQ Hedge
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up 0.84 in May, with six out of 10 Lyxor indices ending the month with a positive performance. The more directional strategies had the best returns. Event-Driven Strategies led the pack, as they benefited
Managed futures traders lost 0.68 per cent in May according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. The Index remains up 0.21 per cent year to date. “Profitable trading in energy, equity indices, and interest rates were not enough
Hedge funds gained 0.78 per cent in May, its third consecutive positive month, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year to date, the Index is up 0.85 per cent. Sixteen of Barclay’s 18 hedge fund indices
