3 days ago
Investor Hunger for Yield Drives S&P 500 Dividend Option Growth
Investor demand for yield in the US is helping fuel growth in the market for S&P 500 Index dividend futures and options — a niche corner of the derivatives world where America has long trailed Europe.
The contracts, which wager on cumulative dividend payments from companies in a gauge such as the Euro Stoxx 50 Index, have long been popular in Europe as a vehicle to speculate on corporate payouts and hedge long-term liabilities. Now the US is catching up.
