The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has reported significant growth in derivatives and exchange-trade fund (ETF) trading, driven largely by the success of Chinese and Indian
index futures.
Transacting with
index futures can reduce costs even further, to 10-20 percent of the cost of a traditional stock trade.
Buyers and sellers of stock
index futures bet $26 billion a day: $13 billion up and $13 billion down.
Recent press reports have blamed thevolatility in the stock market on stock
index futures and options.
The MSCI Tadawul 30 Index (MT30) has been designed with tradeability, investability and capping criteria to be able to serve as the basis for
index futures and other financial products including derivatives and exchange-traded products."
By trading the
index futures, investors can hedge their positions, make use of leverage to magnify the outcome of their trades and make gains depending on whether the index is rising or falling.
M2 EQUITYBITES-February 6, 2018-Intercontinental Exchange declares record trading week for NYSE FANG+
Index Futures contract
The exchange also rolled out the dynamic price banding mechanism designed to stabilize price fluctuations applicable to the spot month and next calendar month contracts of TAIEX and mini-TAIEX, and that is set to expand to other stock
index futures in 2018.
will be Market Makers on NASDAQ Dubai's upcoming
index futures based on Dubai Financial Market's DFMGI Index, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange's ADI Index, and MSCI's UAE Emerging Market Index.
PEKyN (CyHAN)- China's Hushen 300
index futures closed lower on Wednesday, with the contract for April 2016 down 0.18 percent to finish at 3,196 points.
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Index Futures