Companies, like IPOX, are increasingly turning to Standard & Poor's for its proven ability to independently calculate real-time, custom indices. Standard & Poor's extensive global market coverage provides us with the necessary means to calculate niche indices for any type of index strategy in any region of the world.

Standard & Poor's Custom Indices provide the flexibility needed to calculate customized indices employing a wide range of investment strategies in addition to traditional security-based index calculation. Financial firms are increasingly turning to Standard & Poor's for the independence and market coverage needed to construct and calculate new types of indices.