Index Futures and Options Give You...

I. What Is an Index?: Section 2 of 5

Index Futures and Options Give You...

• The ability to hedge your portfolio
• The capability to gain exposure to U.S. and Japanese equity markets
• Spread opportunities between different sectors of the market
• The opportunity to enhance the return/yield on an underlying portfolio of stock or commodities
• The means to diversify a portfolio
  

CME Index Futures and Options on Futures:

• S&P 500 Index
• E-mini S&P 500 Index
• S&P MidCap 400™ Index
• Nasdaq-100 Index
• E-mini Nasdaq-100
• Russell 2000 Index
• E-mini Russell 2000 Index
• S&P 500/BARRA Growth Index
• S&P 500/BARRA Value Index
• FORTUNE e-50™ Index
• Nikkei 225
• GSCI®

Did You Know...

Over the past few years, S&P 500 and E-mini S&P 500 futures trading has averaged more than $36 billion per day.