Index roundup: BMV launches a new benchmark measuring price volatility

S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) have launched the S&P/BMV IPC Vix Index, which measures the 90-day implied volatility of Mexican stocks and is constructed using options on futures of the S&P/BMV IPC Index and the methodology of the CBOE Volatility Index. The new index will become the new volatility benchmark for the Mexican market and designed to provide a transparent method to compare local volatility and in different markets around the world. The board