‘Perfect’ VKO trades knock the smile off vol

- By Helen Bartholomew
- @HelenBarthol
- 17 Oct 2022

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Think Foinavon in the 1967 Grand National, or Leicester City in the 2016 Premier League. This year’s against-the-odds winner in derivatives markets is the volatility knockout option, which has rewarded its lucky holders with payouts up to 10 times the size of the initial premium.

“People who bought these in late 2021 did the most unbelievably perfect trade you could imagine,” says Eric Barthe, head of financial engineering at Anova Partners. “They bought the cheapest option possible for exactly

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