Index Option Strategies

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Russell 2000 Index Options (RUT)

An investor who has researched the January Effect and who has a short-term bullish outlook for small-cap-stocks near the end of the calendar year could consider buying call options on the Russell 2000 in order to participate in upside moves of small-cap stocks while minimizing the downside risk exposure.