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Dow Jones Transports Index Options & Futures
Trading
DTX is the symbol for options based on the Dow
Jones Transports index (DTX, DJT, DQ). The DTX is a price-weighted
index of 20 of the largest, most liquid NYSE
and NASDAQ transportation
related stocks. The Dow Jones Transports index option contract is based
on 1/100th (one-one-hundredth) of the current value of the Dow Jones
Transports. So, for example, when DTX is at 2,500, the Dow Jones Transports
level will be 25.
Dow Jones Index Options Contracts & Futures Trading Contracts
| Securities |
Issuer |
Type |
Symbol
/ Root |
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Dow Jones Transportation Average |
CBOE |
Options |
DTX |
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Dow Jones Transportation Average LEAPS |
CBOE |
Options |
DTX |
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Dow Jones Transportation Average |
CME |
Futures |
DQ/DV |
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Dow Jones Transports Futures Contracts
The CBOT
Dow Jones Transports index
futures trading contract allows a broad sector of market participants
to hedge commodity and inflation exposure and achieve portfolio diversification
through a standardized futures trading contract. Designed to be a highly
liquid and diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset class,
the Dow Jones Transports index is
a unique product that focuses on the transportation sector of the US
economy. Unlike other commodity indexes, the Dow
Jones Transports index emphasizes
the economic significance of its components. Calculation of the index
relies primarily on liquidity data, as well as production data, to determine
its component weightings.
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