User Manual
Complete documentation for the IndexesIQ desktop and browser app — Version 2.0. For a quick video introduction, see the Tutorials page.
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Introduction
Overview of the IndexesIQ app, its three main panes, and the global controls available across all panes.
Chapter 2Indexes Heatmap
The summary table of global markets — performance, volatility, correlations, base currency, inflation adjustment and report date.
Chapter 3Long-term Performance
The charting pane — chart types, settings, data series selection, currency and inflation adjustment, GDP growth adjustment and portfolio construction.
Chapters 4–7Index Derivative Strategies
Product selection, payoff and risk charts, product settings, the structuring pane and the rule modeller. Includes structuring examples.
Chapter 8Backtester
Historical backtesting of structured products with periodic roll-over strategies, barrier hit simulation and plot settings.
AppendixTechnical Appendix
Savings account index methodology, total return treasury indexes, Black & Scholes option pricing, barrier option formulas and literature references.
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