Hong Kong warrant market players bullish about 2015
Dealers are predicting up to a 50% spike in business next year but a repeat of the sector's 2005–07 bull run is unlikely
After a period of low volatility and a sustained pattern of banks exiting the Hong Kong warrants market, dealers are bullish that 2015 could see issuance increase by as much as 50% driven by increased liquidity after the launch of the Hong Kong-Shanghai stock connect.
As many as 29 banks have issued warrants on the Hong Kong market since 2005 but the exit of Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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