Nikkei
Product performance
Comparing principal-protected, accelerated growth and reverse convertible products with September 2009 strike dates
US Wrap: Bank of America follows RBC lead to Japan
Bank of America has launched an accelerated growth note linked to the Nikkei 225 index, following the issuance of a note 10 days ago by Royal Bank of Canada which tracked the Japanese equity benchmark as one of three indexes in a basket.
Nikkei 225 futures to list on Globex and CME-SGX trading link
The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) yen-denominated Nikkei 225 futures contracts will be traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s Globex electronic trading platform, as well as on the two exchanges’ Mutual Offset trading link, as of February 23.
SG expands range of UK currency warrants
SG, the investment banking arm of French bank Société Générale, has launched warrants on the US dollar/yen and euro/US dollar currencies on the London Stock Exchange’s warrants market. SG said it also plans to launch warrants on the Japanese Nikkei 225…
Japan's banks under pressure as Nikkei hits fresh 20-year lows
Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index fell to fresh 20-year lows today, sparking further concerns that the capital adequacy ratios of the country’s banks may come under acute pressure in the approach to the March fiscal year-end.
Beyond the lognormal
Value-at-risk