Options & Futures Trading - Dow Jones Transports
Index
DJT Trading
(Investment Research)
DTX is the symbol for options based on the
Dow Jones
Transports index (DTX, DJT, DQ). The DTX is a price-weighted index of 20 of the
largest, most liquid NYSE and
NASDAQ transportation related stocks. The
Dow Jones Transports index option contract is based on 1/100th
(one-one-hundredth) of the current value of the Dow Jones Transports. So,
for example, when DTX is at 2,500, the Dow Jones Transports level will be
25.
Dow Jones Index Options Contracts & Futures Trading Contracts
|
Securities |
Issuer |
Type |
Symbol / Root |
|
Dow Jones Transportation Average |
CBOE |
Options |
DTX |
|
Dow Jones Transportation Average LEAPS |
CBOE |
Options |
DTX |
|
Dow Jones Transportation Average |
CME |
Futures |
DQ/DV |
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Dow Jones Transports Futures Contracts
The CBOT
Dow Jones Transports 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 Transports index is a
unique product that focuses on the transportation sector of the US economy. Unlike other commodity indexes, the
Dow Jones Transports 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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