Structured products
WHAT IS THIS? Structured products are investments that have multiple components. For retail investors, the most common form is a bond plus an option – these tend to be standardised, sold in small tickets and large volumes. Managing the risks of large structured products portfolios is one of the biggest challenges dealers face.
Know your market
Profile
Getting investors into the comfort zone
CDO equity
Prime time
Prime brokerage
Structured credit
Introduction
An economic capital approach for hedge fund structured products
Hedge fund structured products are increasingly favoured by investors. Banks have been swiftly developing their commercial offers to meet this demand. However, the theoretical framework for the risk management of these products remains little explored,…
Buying into commodities
Commodities
Expectations dashed
Hedge funds
A broader investor focus
CDO managers
The write option
Covered calls
Structured products
Introduction
Smothered by red tape
In response to a string of dubious structured finance transactions (remember Enron?), the ever-watchful regulators have proposed a set of guidelines which observers fear could choke the market.
Smothered by red tape
In response to a string of dubious structured finance transactions (remember Enron?), the ever-watchful regulators have proposed a set of guidelines which observers fear could choke the market.
Smothered by red tape
In response to a string of dubious structured finance transactions (remember Enron?), the ever-watchful regulators have proposed a set of guidelines which observers fear could choke the market.