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S&P 600 Small Cap Index Options & Futures
Trading
Investors have used options on the Standard
& Poor's Small Cap 600 Index (SML, IJR, IJT, IJS) index for
a variety of purposes over the past 18 years, including investing, hedging,
asset allocation, and the management of risk.
S&P Small Cap 600 Index Options Contracts & Futures Trading
Contracts
| Securities |
Issuer |
Type |
Symbol
/ Root |
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S&P Small Cap 600 Index Fund |
AMEX |
ETF |
IJR |
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S&P Small Cap 600/BARRA Growth Index
Fund |
AMEX |
ETF |
IJT |
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S&P Small Cap 600/BARRA Value Index
Fund |
AMEX |
ETF |
IJS |
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S&P Small Cap 600 Index Options |
CBOE |
Options |
SML |
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S&P 600 Index: Trading Options Contracts
Investors appreciate many features of the IJR, IJT,
IJS options, including:
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the fact that the options
are tied to the world's leading benchmark for institutional investors;
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IJR, IJT, IJS options are
powerful, flexible tools that allow investors to synthetically adjust
their positions to a 600-stock portfolio;
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these listed options minimize
counterparty risk - they are guaranteed by The Options Clearing
Corporation, a triple-A rated clearinghouse.
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there is price discovery
in competitive, SEC-regulated auction markets.
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