CBOE Announces New Options on FTSE 100, FTSE China 50

CBOE Holdings, America’s largest options Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term operator, announced that it will be launching a suite of new options for two FTE Russell indices – the FTSE 100 and the FTSE China 50 – that will provide investors with access to the most liquid markets segments in the UK and China.

Exposure to blue chips

The new options are based on mini versions of the FTSE 100 index, comprised of 100 blue-chip companies in the UK, and the FTSE China 50, which includes the country’s largest companies listed on the Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term of Hong Kong.

Institutional and other investors use both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE China 50 as key performance benchmarks

In a comment on the launch of the new contracts, CBOE Holdings’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edward Tilly had the following to say: “Institutional and other investors use both the FTSE 100 and the FTSE China 50 as key performance benchmarks. The FTSE 100 Index also is used as a performance measure by index-tracking funds and derivatives, and the FTSE China 50 was designed specifically for international investors seeking to gain exposure to Chinese equity markets.”

CBOE said in its press release on the topic that the new options are part of an agreement between it and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the owner of the FTSE Russell indices. The agreement was closed in February this year, and with it CBOE became the exclusive US provider of options contracts for more than 24 LSEG FTSE Russell indices.