Equity derivatives
On buy side, equity index options tilted bullish in Q1
Counterparty Radar: Share of notional in short positions hit new low for US life insurers; mutual funds also reported smaller short books
Chinese securities houses await margin clarity from CSRC
Firms still in the dark about how to exchange VM ahead of go-live in September
Euronext, LCH back Esma as exchange super-regulator
National oversight hurts Europe, exchange officials say – but some are not ready to accept a single watchdog
SocGen is getting into the systematic equity dispersion game
New single-stock options index is first step to plugging a gap in the bank’s QIS business
HK listing revisions may boost structured product diversity
Reduced minimum fees and size could temper ‘emulation’ issue dominance
Vol control indexes rewire for V-shaped rebounds
Dealers aim to fix sluggish performance of indexes that underpin $130 billion-a-year FIA market
UBS to launch merger arb QIS
Bank partners with German asset manager First Private to screen deals using machine learning
Korea’s leveraged ETF expansion aims to stem overseas outflows
Single-name products due in May with two times leverage and strict investor safeguards
Middle East crisis revives demand for VKOs – with a twist
Equity investors balance fear and optimism by pairing 2022’s best hedge with lookback options
Iran selloff wipes out dispersion profits
Popular indexes down 5% in March, despite low realised correlation; some short bets see gains
LSEG’s TradeAgent to challenge swap confirmation monopoly
Post-trade platform aims to extend clearing efficiencies to bilateral markets beyond SwapAgent
Leveraged ETFs may have fuelled Kospi plunge
Record one-day drop in Korean equity markets follows months-long surge driven by leveraged bets
After market whipsaws, banks put new twist on QIS options
Variable strike options aim to catch recoveries after volatility spikes
QIS futures debut – but only simple ones for now
Goldman and Societe Generale kick-start Eurex market with equity baskets
Real money investors cash in as dispersion nears record levels
Implied spreads were elevated to start 2026. Realised levels have been “almost unprecedented”
Calamos brings popular US autocall ETF to Europe
Dublin filing points to Q1 launch for Calamos Autocallable Income Ucits ETF
S&P bull run drives interest in reset and lookback hedges
Variable strike put options proved popular alternative hedging format of 2025
One Trading brings 24/7 equity trading to Europe
Start-up exchange will launch perpetual futures Clob in Q1 after AFM nod
Asset managers prep autocall ETFs with assets tipped to hit $30bn
Actively managed strategies wait in the wings after systematic approach nets Calamos $500m
Hong Kong tech stocks flirt with peak vega on structured boom
Note issuers sell vol to flatten exposures as Alibaba, BYD, Tencent zig-zag lower
Growth in China snowball lookalikes sparks questions
New products include tweaks to sidestep restrictions, but some believe they don’t go far enough