Open interest for options on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF)<http://www.cboe.com/micro/msci/mxef/default.aspx> grew from 98 contracts in mid-January to 9,855 contracts yesterday. Over the past year several institutional investors have expressed to me their interest in the potential for a liquid MXEF options contract, particularly because the MXEF options contract is cash-settled and has a notional size that is about 24 times larger than options on the EEM ETF.
KEY FEATURES OF MXEF OPTIONS
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