Capital markets index and futures contract

摘要

A capital markets index and related futures contracts are provided. The index of the present invention indexes marginal returns available on capital markets free of default risk. The index of the present invention uses chain-linked futures contracts both as measuring instruments and as building blocks. The futures contract of the present invention is based on the index of the present invention. Accordingly, both the index of the present invention and related futures contracts are transparent and accurate reflections of the baseline returns universe made up of dollar based fixed-income markets