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US wrap: Eksportfinans opts for reverse convertible tracking
Eksportfinans dominated light issuance in the US, with four out of a total of seven new products being issued by the Norwegian finance institute. Eksportfinans' reverse convertibles track a range of...
JP Morgan has led issuance, with a focus on accelerated growth products and regional markets. The MSCI EAFE index fund, which is made up of stocks from Europe, Australasia and Asia, is the underlying for...
Blue Sky Asset Management has launched its fifth issue of an accumulator plan with an auto-call feature, offering potential returns even if the market does not experience growth. The capital accumulator...
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Nasdaq OMX has released 2009 performance statistics relating to its benchmark and sector indexes. The results show that the indexes outperformed other benchmark US indexes such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500. The Nasdaq 100 and Nasdaq...
UBS launches ETN with dollar hedge for equity investors
UBS has listed an exchange-traded note (ETN) linked to the S&P 500 Gold Hedged index on the Arca platform of the New York Stock Exchange. The E-Tracs note offers exposure to US equity while hedging potential dollar decline by taking a long position on...
US Wrap: Accelerated growth on the S&P 500
The S&P 500 index is returning to dominance in the US market as the underlying of choice for resurgent accelerated growth products. In recent issuance, it was the underlying for five of the structures, and also underpinned an autocallable plan. Merrill...
US Wrap: Multiple underlyings return amid easing correlation
Credit Suisse has launched an accelerated growth product linked to the S&P 500, Nikkei 225 and DJ Eurostoxx 50, as willingness to take on correlation risk slowly returns among investors and issuers. World basket style products became rare following...
US Wrap: 'Avatar' success touches structured products
Imax equity is one of the underlyings in ABN Amro's latest reverse convertible offering, as more unusual stocks come to the fore in the US structured products market. The punt is excellent timing for ABN, as Imax has recently announced unprecedented...
US Wrap: Protection and growth structures added to the mix
Product range is gradually diversifying beyond the reverse convertibles that have dominated 2010 issuance. Barclays Bank has offered up a principal protected note on the S&P 500 that matures in November 2012. But to fund the 100% capital protection,...
US Wrap: ABN Amro joins Barclays in reverse convertible rally
ABN Amro has issued 11 six-month reverse convertibles, offering annualised coupons that range between 10.75% and 14.75%, and have conversion barriers of between 75–85%. Issuance includes names already in the market, such as Goldcorp and Hartford Financial...
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