Options-based ETFs have surged from niche strategies to a US$245 billion market in just six years, as S&P Dow Jones Indices highlights how structured, rules-based index design is reshaping income generation, risk management and portfolio construction across equities.

In an interview with SRP, S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards explains how indices have become the backbone of this transformation following the release of the S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI), Defining Paths with Options-Based Index Strategies research (31 March 2026). The idea is defining paths [...] Narrowing the range of outcomes and showing that index-based approaches can do that - Tim Edwards The rapid expansion of options-based ETFs in the US marks one of the most significant struct