Alpha Index Options

Post date: Dec 22, 2011 7:53:32 PM

I was reading Money StackExchange today, and saw this question, Alpha Indexes and Alpha Index Options.

Alpha index options claim to offer a better way to invest in an asset regardless of market volatility. Each index measures the return of a single stock or ETF relative to the return of the benchmark, in this case, SPY (broad stock index). I'm uncertain how well this would work, though...

NASDAQ OMX Alpha Index Options

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