
Formosa swaptions trade under pressure from new Taiwan rules
Limit on investment by insurers is hitting issuance of Formosa bonds and related options

Dealers say a new regulatory restriction on Taiwanese insurers is depressing demand for callable Taipei-listed US dollar bonds known as Formosas, threatening a once highly lucrative options trade.
A collapse in Formosa issuance, driven by expectations of the rule change, has reduced the supply of Bermudan-style US dollar swaptions – exercisable on a given date per year and embedded in Formosas – that had kept long-end rates volatility low.
Issuers like Formosa bonds because they result in
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