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Welcome to the Nasdaq Index Options Insights Hub, the go-to resource for retail investors seeking comprehensive education on index options. Access expert insights and strategies from Kevin Davitt, Nasdaq's Head of Index Options Content, through engaging articles, insightful interviews and informative webinars—designed to enhance understanding and proficiency in trading Nasdaq-100 Micro Index® Options (XND®).
Learn how to leverage XND® index options to mitigate risk, generate income and maximize exposure to some of today’s most innovative companies. Whether a beginner or an experienced trader, this page provides resources to navigate the dynamic world of index options.
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Davitt: Tailor Risk Using Options Strategies
Kevin Davitt of Nasdaq says we’re back in a "nearly everything’s working" scenario and fear is fading. He thinks the narrative ahead will be focused on earnings. The beauty of markets is being able to tailor your risk using options, he declares. Kevin also talks about the relationship between silver and gold and what an "options focused audience" should look at in commodities.
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Kevin Davitt of Nasdaq says we’re back in a "nearly everything’s working" scenario and fear is fading. He thinks the narrative ahead will be focused on earnings. The beauty of markets is being able to tailor your risk using options, he declares. Kevin also talks about the relationship between silver and gold and what an "options focused audience" should look at in commodities.
Tracking the Potential Profitability with Dr. Russell Rhoads
From replicating Institutional positions to systematically selling short dated volatility: What’s been working and what’s noise. Join Dr. Russell Rhoads (Indiana University) and Nasdaq’s Kevin Davitt to dive in.
Broadening Equity Ownership in U.S. Changing Consumer Behavior
Kevin Davitt joins The Schwab Network's Market on Close to discuss "responsive single names" pushing indices higher across the board, the positive sentiment around technology vs. negative sentiment around healthcare and recent market conditions.
The Growth of Index Options
Kevin Davitt (Nasdaq) discusses the "who, what, and why it matters to you" with respect to the continued growth of "non equity" options.
Nasdaq-100 Hits New All-Time High: Can the Run Continue?
Kevin Davitt says positive market breadth in the Nasdaq-100 is "unequivocally" driving it as the index makes another all-time high. "Hedge when you can, not when you have to," is a phrase he’s thinking about with this run up, though.
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Kevin Davitt is the Head of Nasdaq’s Index Options Content. Kevin spent years focused on options education with an index emphasis at Cboe Global Markets. Prior to his exchange work, Kevin traded index, equity, and commodity futures and options as a market maker at a variety of well-known firms. Davitt is a graduate of Marquette University. He’s a proud Evans Scholar alum and enjoys reading, live music, running and coaching youth baseball.
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The Why and How of Index Options:
An Exploration into the Benefits and Strategies of Using Nasdaq-100 Index® Options (NDX®)
"The Why and How of Index Options" whitepaper explores the transformative impact of the Nasdaq-100 Index since 1985, highlighting its unique construction focused on non-financial securities that drive growth and innovation. It discusses the NDX's global investment ecosystem, including stocks, ETFs, futures, and index options like NDX and XND index options, noting significant volume growth in recent years due to increased passive investing and demand for macro risk management tools.
The paper outlines diverse use cases for index options, such as hedging and yield enhancement, and emphasizes their unique attributes, including cash settlement, European styling, daily expirations, and potential tax benefits.
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Whitepaper
The Why and How of Index Options
Download our NDX® index options whitepaper.
Please check your inbox for your copy of our NDX® index options whitepaper.
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"The Why and How of Index Options" whitepaper explores the transformative impact of the Nasdaq-100 Index since 1985, highlighting its unique construction focused on non-financial securities that drive growth and innovation. It discusses the NDX's global investment ecosystem, including stocks, ETFs, futures, and index options like NDX and XND index options, noting significant volume growth in recent years due to increased passive investing and demand for macro risk management tools.
The paper outlines diverse use cases for index options, such as hedging and yield enhancement, and emphasizes their unique attributes, including cash settlement, European styling, daily expirations, and potential tax benefits.
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Whitepaper
The Why and How of Index Options
Download our NDX® index options whitepaper.
Please check your inbox for your copy of our NDX® index options whitepaper.
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Nasdaq-100 Index® Options (NDX®) Product Video
Nasdaq's suite of Nasdaq-100 Index® Options are flexible tools to gain access to the Nasdaq-100 Index® (NDX®) or customize your market exposure over precise time frames.
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- Schwab Network: Nasdaq-100 Hits New All-Time High: Can the Run Continue? Open
- Schwab Network: Will Nasdaq-100 Names Continue to Lead Market? Open
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- Russell Rhoads, PhD, CFA: Why Traders are Turning to Nasdaq-100 Micro Index (XND) Options for NVDA Earnings Open
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