​Q&A: The Evolution of the Dividend Market

Since the mid-2000s, the dividend market has seen steady growth and interest from a broad range of market participants across regions, first through the use of dividend swaps and, more recently, through listed dividend futures. Stewart Warther, U.S. Equity Derivatives Strategist at BNP Paribas, and Renaud Gocsei, Head of Delta One Index Trading Americas at Société Générale, discuss the evolution of this market, including the recently launched S&P 500 Dividend Index Futures listed at CME.