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Market snapshot: A new order
The new order being established in the US structured products public issuance market has Bank of America Merrill Lynch, RBC and JP Morgan hogging the top spots
Reverse convertibles are popular in most structured products markets and are especially appealing during times of low, risk-free interest rates and high volatility. This is because the core idea of such...
Unicredit is offering German investors a classic structured product in the form of a reverse convertible based on Deutsche Bank stock. The relatively low 60% barrier for the two-year product is almost...
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UBS reverse convertible short on tenor but high on volatility
UBS has issued two high-yielding reverse convertibles based on the high volatility of the underlying stocks – Research in Motion and Alpha Resources – that offer substantial returns from very short-term products
Wells Fargo offers seven-year note linked to funds basket
Wells Fargo has released a long-term structured product in the US based on funds and an ETF
Trade of the month: choosing products when volatility is high
In this, the second of two articles about volatility, we examine the best product selection for when levels rise from their current low level. Autocalls and leveraged return notes are extremely common in today's market, and, as they are unaffected by...
JP Morgan offers returns from growth underpinned by a barrier
JP Morgan is appealing to those investors who do not think the market will move much in the coming year with a one-year bonus structure based on Caterpillar stock
Market snapshot: making the most of volatility
The volatility around Research in Motion stock was high enough to ensure that a reverse convertible issued in the US linked to the stock offered to pay investors a near 30% annual return, writes Future Value Consultants’ Suzi Hampson
HSBC note offers US investors double-digit returns from global equities...
HSBC is offering US investors a chunky return dependent on four underlyings. The correlation between the indexes and an emerging markets index fund will determine the outcome over the four years for those that buy
Gilliat Financial Services presents FTSE 100 range accrual to UK investors...
UK investors have been offered a range accrual note by Gilliat Financial Services which pays a maximum of 1.5% per quarter and includes a barrier that is European
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