Institutional Investors

Institutional Safeguards and Key Features

Provides an overview of key features of Cboe options and CFE futures, including the fact that clearance of transactions is guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation.

Margin & Escrow Receipts

This area contains information on margin requirements and escrow receipts. Also included is information on a new customer portfolio margin program for index options and a margin calculator.

White Papers

Educational white papers with overviews of strategies and regulatory considerations are available for Mutual Funds, Corporations, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and Keogh Plans, ERISA Pension Funds, Hedge Funds, and High-net-worth Investors.

Portfolio Management Strategies

View a description of the Protective Collar With Minimum Net Premium Costs strategy.

3rd Party Research

This portion of the site is intended for research papers and market commentaries of interest to institutional options investors provided by various parties:

• Miller Tabak
• Macro Risk Advisors
• Meridian Equity Partners
• Callan Associates
• Ennis Knupp & Associates
• Fund Evaluation Group
• Ibbotson Associates
• Lehman Brothers
• Santander Global
• SG Americas Securities
• Standard & Poor's
• and more

Insurance Companies

This area contains tools and resources of special interest to the Insurance industry.

Dispersion Utility

Determine the best time to engage in a dispersion strategy with this utility that uses current and historical measures on stock indices.

Testimonials

Learn about the benefits of options from interviews with recognized industry leaders.

Bibliography

Browse through a list of resources for the information found on this site.

Risk Management Conference

The Risk Management Conference is the leading educational forum for users of equity derivatives to discuss new policies, strategies and tactics to manage risk exposure and enhance yields. The conference provides an ideal setting for users and prospective users of exchange-traded derivatives to network with their peers, exchange ideas and learn the latest information about new products and risk management strategies.