Trading index options for income
Stock Index Options - SPX-RUT-MSCI-FTSE Investors use index options to manage and hedge portfolio exposure, and to harvest premium income to smooth portfolio returns. Billions of dollars in notional value are transacted on a daily basis in options on the popular S&P 500 ® (SPX SM ) Index and in options on the S&P Dow Jones Indexes (OEX ® and DJX), and the Russell 2000 ® (RUT) Index.