ISE Homebuilders Index

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International Securities Exchange offers options on a cash-settled ISE Homebuilders Index (RUF). This ISE proprietary index includes residential construction companies and prefabricated house manufacturers. There is also a futures contract listed on the ISE Homebuilders Index listed on USFE.

Contents 1 Related ISE Homebuilder Index Products 2 Components, capitalization and weighting 3 Capitalization and weighting 4 ISE Homebuilders Index Option Specifications 5 USFE Futures on ISE Homebuilders Index Specifications 6 References

Related ISE Homebuilder Index Products

Additionally, the U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) listed a futures contract on the ISE Homebuilders Index (FRUF) in 2007.^[1]

Components, capitalization and weighting

With 23 component stocks,^[2] including Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Pulte Homes, Inc., Lennar Corp., and D.R. Horton, the ISE Homebuilders Index attempts to capture at least two-thirds of the entire homebuilding industry’s market capitalization.

Capitalization and weighting

Due to the non-uniform weight distribution across entire industries, an equal-weighted methodology or a "modified market capitalization-weighted" methodology is used to adjust the weighting of component stocks, and individual component weightings are limited to no more than 30% of the weight of the index (this requirement must be met continuously throughout the year).

ISE Homebuilders Index Option Specifications

Full specifications can be found at the ISE web site.^[2]

Trading hours	9:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time (New York time).
Expiration months	Four near-term months followed by one additional month from the March quarterly cycle (March, June, September and December)
Strike price intervals	At least $2.50.
Minimum trading increments	The minimum trading increment for an options contract trading at less than $3.00 is $0.05. *The minimum trading increment for an options contract trading at $3.00 or higher is $0.10.

The ISE Homebuilders Index is one of eight ISE industry indexes that also include: ISE Oil & Gas Services; ISE Semiconductor Index; ISE Integrated Oil; ISE Gold; ISE Semiconductors; ISE Biotech & Pharmaceuticals; ISE U.S. Regional Banks Index and ISE SINdex.

USFE Futures on ISE Homebuilders Index Specifications

Underlying	ISE Homebuilders™ Index
Quotation	Index Points
Contract Size	$100 per Index Point
Minimum Tick Size	0.05
Minimum Calender Spread Tick Size	0.01
Outright Tick Value	$5
Minimum Size for Block Trade	50 contracts
Mistrade Parameters	10 ticks
Reportable Positions	200 contracts
Position Limits / Accountability	Limits at 25,000 contracts
Screen Price	9999.95
Settlement	Cash Settled

References

1. ↑ "ISE Indexes”. www/usfe.com. Retrieved on Nov. 17, 2007.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Product Details. International Securities Exchange. Retrieved on November 7, 2007.