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Maximum draw-down and directional trading
Maximum draw-down measures the worst drop in a market in a given time period. Jan Vecer shows how to price and replicate this event. Replication can be naturally linked to existing popular trading strategies, such as momentum or contrarian trading
BarCap debuts retail fund for Hong Kong
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has launched its first retail investment fund in Hong Kong. The Power Select Income Fund is an open-ended structured fund with exposure to 20 global stocks from the oil and gas, energy, utilities and basic materials…
FTSE partners with TSE for Taiwan indexes
Index provider FTSE Group and the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) have launched two new indexes, the TSEC Taiwan Eight Industries Index and the TSEC Taiwan Dividend Index. Both are tradable indexes, designed to act as the basis for funds, structured products…
Lyxor launches ETF on DJ Buy Write Index
Lyxor has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) linked to the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Buy Write Index. The Lyxor ETF Euro Stoxx 50 Buy Write, which has commenced trading on the Paris Stock Exchange, is the first ETF based on the Dow Jones index.
DIB launches global diverisified note
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) has launched its sharia compliant three-year Capital Protected Global Diversified Note.
China topples Hong Kong as largest warrants market
Warrant turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China was the largest in the world during 2006, reporting $US13.4 billion more turnover than Hong Kong for the first 11 months of 2006.