MSCI indexes are some of the world’s most widely tracked benchmarks and linked to more than USD 16.3 trillion in AUM. The indexes also serve as the basis for over 1,300 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The massive amount of capital benchmarked against MSCI indexes and the improved tradability of index-based products via ETFs has led to an increased need for futures and options. MSCI derivatives help managers facilitate in and outflows of funds, hedge existing equity exposure and enhance portfolio performance.
194 MSCI derivatives
Eurex is the only exchange offering a comprehensive suite of products consisting of futures and options on regional and country indexes: currently, 166 MSCI futures and 28 MSCI options are available covering Emerging Markets (EM) with MSCI Emerging Market Index Futures and Developed Markets (DMs) in different index types (NTR, GTR, and price indexes) and different currencies (EUR, USD, GBP, and JPY), facilitating extensive MSCI trading opportunities.
Developed Markets
With Eurex's MSCI derivatives offering, investors can now bet on entire regions and individual countries. The complete product range covers developed, emerging and frontier markets and includes several attractive contracts on popular benchmark indices such as futures and options:
- MSCI World Index, covering the universe of developed markets as a whole.
- MSCI Europe Index, the leading benchmark for European equity funds.
- All major developed markets in all regions are available via individual futures, e.g. MSCI Japan Index, Australia, USA, Canada, UK, etc.