Defining Property Market Performance
To create a derivative there needs to be a point of reference for the performance of the market against which the derivative contracts are priced.
In the case of property derivatives, this reference is provided by the Investment Property Databank and the FTSE index in the United Kingdom, and NCREIF, S&P/Case-Shiller and Rexx in the United States.
The IPD Index and the FTSE UK Commercial Property Index Series provide a number of indices which relate to performance of commercial property. There are many indices reflecting sectors and sub-sectors of the commercial property market. To date, much of the interest in property derivatives relates to the UK market and its sub-sectors.
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