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Index swap

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Index swap
A swap of a market index for some other asset, such as a stock-for-stock or debt-for-stock swap.

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An index swap also allows investors to defer tax on appreciated securities by swapping the portfolio's performance for that of an index such as the Standard & Poor's 500 or the Nikkei index.
New global products will include: Asia ex-Japan (AEJ) share and index options, AEJ share and index swaps, AEJ share and index variance swaps, and Japanese index variance swaps.
BGC was also awarded second or third place in 29 additional categories which included short dated interest rate swaps, interest rate swaps 2-10 years, overnight index swaps and forward rate agreements.
 
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