The launch will give investors a way to trade on short-term movements in US small-cap stocks.

Cboe Global Markets has launched binary options on its Mini-Russell 2000 Index (MRUT), under the ticker MRTBW. The contracts began trading on 9 November and are the latest addition to the exchange operator’s prediction markets suite. The launch follows increased activity in Cboe’s traditional Russell 2000 Index options The MRUT is one-tenth the size of the Russell 2000 Index, which tracks around 2,000 of the smallest companies in the US equity market. The binary options allow inv