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![Trading in STOXX, DAX listed derivatives jumps in H1 2022 amid market volatility](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO541-intro-900x350.jpg)
Futures and options enable investors to take directional views and hedge portfolios as markets pull back and price swings increase this year.
![Qontigo named Best Index Provider for thematic ETFs in Asia by The Asset](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/awards-intro-image-2-900x350.png)
Qontigo has won the Triple A ‘Best Index Provider for ETFs, Asia: Thematic’ Award 2022 for its STOXX indices.
![Thematic investing offers alternative approach amid market volatility](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO533-intro-900x350.jpg)
This year’s market volatility and macro shocks have raised a challenge to the thematic investing boom, but also offer a chance to reappraise the benefits of the investment approach. Overall, the funds continue to attract net inflows as investors seek alternatives to traditional sector-based portfolios in their search for long-term outperformance.
![Unscheduled free float adjustment for Deutsche EuroShop AG in SDAX](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO_518-intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the SDAX index. The free float of Deutsche EuroShop AG changes by more than 10 percentage points.
![Unscheduled adjustment in SDAX – July 11, 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/handsonreversestresstestingapracticalguidetoreversestresstestaportfolio_intro-900x350.jpg)
Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled adjustment for ADVA Optical Networking SE in SDAX.
![Not so fast. Factor investing is alive and doing well!](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO538-original-2-900x350.jpg)
A new white paper from Qontigo analyzes the components of a multi-factor alpha forecast in a universe of US stocks. The alpha has enhanced market returns over the last 20 years, with 2021 showing the best annual results.
![Measuring the implied risk tolerance of SDG-optimized portfolios](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SDG-July-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
The ROOF methodology can capture the ‘sentiment’ of a portfolio relative to its benchmark. We run ROOF scores to determine the risk appetite of investors holding four portfolios aligned with respective Sustainable Development Goals.
![DAX indices to change rules around corporate actions, keep single-stock capping at 10%](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO531-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Benchmarks
DAX indices to change rules around corporate actions, keep single-stock capping at 10%
Changes follow a market consultation with stakeholders and were devised to bring the German equity benchmarks in line with international standards.
![Unpacking the alpha components behind the STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shutterstock_1735474220-900x350.jpg)
The recent launch of the STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index, which underlies the iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF (LRGF), highlights the real-world performance benefits of a factor-based approach that seeks to manage risk relative to a capitalization-weighted benchmark.
![STOXX Global 1800 index slides into bear market in June on recession fears](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO536-intro-900x350.jpg)
The global benchmark plunged 8.7% in dollars last month, wrapping up its worst month and quarter since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the first quarter of 2020. The index is down 21% so far in 2022.
![Monthly Index News: June 2022](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SPerandeo-BlackRock-APG-intro-900x350.jpg)
Stocks tumbled in June, with the STOXX® Global 1800 index sliding into a bear market, on concern the world’s major economies may be headed for a recession while central banks are fighting runaway inflation.
![The future of school and play: a look at the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/PO537-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
The future of school and play: a look at the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index
We examine the composition and profile of the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index, a thematic index that underlies a new iShares ETF, for investors interested in understanding the portfolio’s composition and drivers of returns.