Small-cap stocks face dual risks of rising! Credit Suisse Bank calls for positioning Russell 2000 Index put options to hedge risks.

According to the Zhtng cijng APP, after the longest consecutive rise in the US stock market in 20 years, a strategist at BNP Paribas in France believes that now is a good time to guard against a decline in small-cap stocks. Greg Boutle, head of US stock and derivatives strategy at the bank, believes that the rapid rise in the stock market at the end of April appears to be showing signs of fatigue.