TY - JOUR T1 - The Evolution of Index Proxies JF - ETFs and Indexing SP - 84 LP - 85 VL - 2005 IS - 1 AU - Michael E. Mollin AU - Joseph Riggio Y1 - 2005/09/21 UR - http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2005/1/84.abstract N2 - ETFs have become increasingly popular with many different types of investors, especially institutional investors looking to gain broad index exposure. However, since the passage of the Commodity and Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the futures industry led by the introduction of the equity E-miniā„¢ products offered by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, has been gaining the acceptance as a more efficient alternative. This article examines some of the similarities and differences of these two products. ER -