Closer Look At S&P 500 ETF Options

The S&P 500 Index is perhaps the world’s best known benchmark. First published in 1957, the cap-weighted index consists of 500 large cap U.S. stocks listed on either the NYSE or NASDAQ and has become a widely-followed barometer measuring the performance of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 is a common benchmark for active managers seeking to generate alpha, but the index has also become one of the most widely-traded assets in the world, as the rise of indexed mutual funds–and more recently ETFs–have transformed benchmarks into investable securities. According to S&P, assets invested in products indexed to the S&P 500 total nearly $1 trillion, a figure that has increased as more and more investors have embraced indexing as an investment strategy. ETFs still account for a relatively small portion of assets indexed directly to the S&P 500, with the three U.S.-listed products seeking to replicate the index maintaining total [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: Gold ETF Investing: Closer Look At All The Options Free ETF Trading: Comparing All The Options Beyond LQD: Exploring Corporate Bond ETF Options