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The Impact Of S&P Depository Receipts On The S&P Cash And Futures Market, Andrew J. Economopoulos
The Impact Of S&P Depository Receipts On The S&P Cash And Futures Market, Andrew J. Economopoulos
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The introduction of the S&P Depository Receipt (SPDR) in 1993 was a financial innovation that produced several ripple effects in the financial markets. Not only did it allow the small investor to purchase a piece of the S&P 500 Cash Index, it would allow the large investor to utilize the security for arbitrage opportunities with the S&P 500 futures. A theoretical model of arbitrage opportunities utilizing SPDR is developed. The theoretical model provides two outcomes. First, the adoption of the SPDR as an arbitrage tool depends on transaction and liquidity costs and second, the innovation could potentially reduce the traditional …