The Spade Defense Index
The SPADE Defense Index® (AMEX: DXS) is a modified capitalization-weighted
index comprised of publicly traded companies that benchmarks the performance
of companies involved with the defense, homeland security, and space
marketplace.
The SPADE Defense Index has been developed to be used by investors,
financial professionals, trade analysts, and media as a benchmark for
publicly traded stocks involved in these business sectors. The Index can be
used as the basis for a range of financial instruments including options and
other derivatives, exchange traded funds, and conventional mutual funds.
http://www.spadeindex.com
Scott Sacknoff - President, The Spade Defense Index® (AMEX: DXS)
His 20-year career has included a range of diverse assignments including:
Vice President of a venture capital firm that invested in defense and space
companies with responsibility for research and due diligence; Consulting for
clients such as ITT, General Dynamics, the Department of Defense, NASA, and
FMR/Fidelity Investments; Due diligence of proposals into NASA and the
Department of Defense as part of issuing more than $300 million in contracts
for small businesses; Analysis of Department of Defense and NASA budgets to
identify opportunities for clients; and Performing a scenario modeling
exercise on the role for space and satellites in 2030.
During the 1990's, Mr. Sacknoff was a regular guest of financial institutions
interested in having a non-broker/dealer analyst at its meetings to answer
questions from potential investors...
Mr. Sacknoff is the author of numerous reports including the 'State of the
Space Industry' and has been quoted or featured in publications ranging from
Business Week to the Journal of Indexing to the Washington Post
