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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...
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
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...
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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
Trade of the month: the best structures for low volatility and low interest...
Volatility in most equity indexes has been comparatively low over the past two years, especially compared to the levels seen during the onset of the financial crisis. This has had a dramatic effect on structured product design. In this issue, we look...
Market snapshot: US investors pile into leveraged return notes
Tim Mortimer analyses the latest monthly trends in the US and UK structured product markets
Meteor defensive autocall links to FTSE 100 and Euro Stoxx 50
Meteor Asset Management is offering the newly popular defensive autocallable to UK investors, linked to the FTSE 100 and the Euro Stoxx 50. The product's American barrier has been set at a relatively safe distance from the strike levels
No kickout for UBS autocallable note but returns beat direct investment...
UBS sold an optimised autocallable structured note to US investors in February 2012 that has so far not kicked out but has paid back better than a direct investment in the underlying, the stock of Haliburton
Euro Stoxx 50 leveraged return note from Goldman Sachs offers 67% maximum...
Goldman Sachs has offered a leveraged buffered two-year note linked to the Euro Stoxx 50 that offers potential return of 67.5% and full capital repayment
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