In our first piece, we addressed why so many market participants gravitate toward the Nasdaq-100® Index ( $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$) and Nasdaq-100 Index Options ( $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ and $Nasdaq-100 Micro Index Options (.XND.US)$). Here, we set out to explain the differences between $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ and $Nasdaq-100 Micro Index Options (.XND.US)$ index options and illustrate a few use cases for the tools.
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There are a wide variety of reasons that investors use Nasdaq’s index options products: Nasdaq-100® Index Options ( $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$) and Nasdaq-100® Micro Index Options ( $Nasdaq-100 Micro Index Options (.XND.US)$). Index options are inherently flexible tools. As a result, end users may utilize them with unique goals in mind. Let’s understand what makes $NASDAQ 100 Index (.NDX.US)$ and $Nasdaq-100 Micro Index Options (.XND.US)$ index options special. Th...