October 26, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE launches Smile Index based on implied volatilities of S&P 500 options

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has announced that it has launched the CBOE S&P 500 Smile Index (Ticker: SMILE), a premium-capture strategy benchmark index based on the steepness of the curve of implied volatilities of S&P 500 Index (SPX) options - often referred to as the "smile." The CBOE Smile Index's strategy alternates between selling…

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