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The art of harnessing volatility
With uncertainty in financial markets seemingly at an all-time high this year, structures highly correlated to the Vix volatility index have found favour with retail and institutional investors alike....
Source has joined the flood of product and index providers coming to market with solutions for accessing volatility without the costs associated with holding a long-term position in the asset class
Société Générale has launched a volatility index aimed at investors seeking portfolio diversification and wish to profit from rising equity volatility
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ETF roundup
HSBC has expanded its range of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Europe with the launch of two ETFs that track Latin American equities, each featuring a total expense ratio of 0.6%. Further registrations and cross-listings in Europe are planned, according...
Japan disaster has broad impact across asset classes
The ability to take risk off the table quickly and effectively has become a key focus in Asian risk management, as the reaction by investors to the tragedy in Japan shows. Despite profound mark to market losses in major asset classes and trend reversals...
Product performance
Structured products do not always offer the full upside in share performance. Ford Motor stock has risen by 40% since last July, and investors will get a decent return, but not as much as they would have received from a direct investment in the shares...
RBS launches Europe's first leveraged and short ETFs with monthly rebalancing...
Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a set of 10 leveraged and short ETFs that are rebalanced monthly rather than daily. It has also listed ETFs on euro hedged versions of the S&P 500 and Japanese Topix indexes.
Market snapshot
Capital-at-risk kickout products were the most popular choice in 2010 in the UK, a market that also remained firmly wedded to the FTSE as its underlying of choice. In the US, reverse convertibles returned to rule the roost.
Disclosure a priority at Desjardins Securities
As more capital-at-risk structures appear in the evolving Canadian market, Desjardins Securities – the brokerage arm of Desjardins Group – is offering clients a choice of structures to enable them to try out the equity market. By Clare Dickinson
Volatility has become affordable again, says Deutsche Bank
Implied volatility and realised volatility should be muted for most equity indexes next year, according to Deutsche Bank.
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