Index Options & Futures Trading - Dow Jones
Utilities
DJU Investing
DUX is the symbol for options based on the
Dow Jones
Utilities index (DUX, DJT, DU/DR). The DUX is a price-weighted index of 20
of the largest, most liquid NYSE and
NASDAQ transportation related stocks.
The Dow Jones Utilities index option contract is based on 1/100th
(one-one-hundredth) of the current value of the Dow Jones Utilities index.
So, for example, when DUX is at 250, the Dow Jones Transports level will
be 2.5.
Dow Jones Index Options Contracts & Futures Trading Contracts
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Securities |
Issuer |
Type |
Symbol / Root |
|
Dow Jones Utility Average |
CBOE |
Options |
DUX |
|
Dow Jones Utility Average |
CBOT |
Futures |
DU/DR |
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Dow Jones Utilities Futures Contracts Trading
The CBOT
Dow Jones Utilities index
futures trading contract allows a broad sector of market participants to hedge
commodity and inflation exposure and achieve portfolio diversification
through a standardized futures trading contract. Designed to be a highly liquid
and diversified benchmark for commodities as an asset class, the
Dow Jones Utilities index
is a unique product that focuses on the utilities and energy sector of the
US economy. Unlike other commodity indexes, the
Dow Jones Utilities index index
emphasizes the economic significance of its components. Calculation of the
index relies primarily on liquidity data, as well as production data, to
determine its component weightings.
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