The first Markit IOS sub-indices launched on March 12th, 2010. The indices reference the synthetic interest portion of agency pools in the index. Markit IOS will serve as a liquid and standardized tool for investors to take long or short positions based on their own assumptions of prepayment and extension of the reference pool interest payments. The first Markit PO sub-indices launched on June 12th, 2010, and reference the principal components of the same reference pools. |