Warrants
China stimulus creates hedging headaches for HK warrants
Dealers say options liquidity issues during Hang Seng’s rollercoaster ride made the products tricky to risk manage and price
Token effort is no blockchain boon for illiquid assets
Cash-like tokenised instruments find takers; initiatives based on less liquid assets struggle to take off
Hong Kong’s inline warrants fall from grace
Volumes plunge 97% as rising volatility turns off investors
Bearish equities dampen China A-share warrants launch
Hong Kong warrants investors “will take time” to warm to new product, dealers say
JP Morgan returns to HK warrants hit by China sanctions
US bank faces battle to rebuild client base on sanctioned securities, issuers say
Three more issuers look to enter HK warrants market
Sources say Citic, KIS and Huatai preparing to launch warrants and CBBCs on HKEX
Market-maker of the year: Haitong International
Asia Risk Awards 2021
Haitong set for warrants wins as China sanctions hit US banks
China securities firm doubles HKEX warrant output as US banks pull listed products on vetoed names
Warrants proving a big opportunity for Asia private banks
While the products are booming amid fall-off in principal-protected structures, some distributors are missing out
Asia’s private wealth giants shift gears to market-neutral
With interest rates low, structured product investors bypass capital-protected products for market-neutral strategies
New HKEX warrant buyers surf vol in unfamiliar waters
While stock volatility is boosting inline warrant turnover, it’s driving bets more suited to wholesale products
Vanishing hedges hurt HK warrants issuers
Traders suspect big losses after Hang Seng gapped down at start of wild week
HKEX outage zapped key hedge; now banks push for rule change
Dealers seek shutdown of CBBC market if futures go dark
Securities house of the year: Haitong International
Asia Risk Awards 2019
Hong Kong warrants: this time it’s different
With their rise in popularity, warrant issuers must be on their guard at all times
Warrants issuers battle algo predators in Hong Kong
Threat of high-frequency traders forces banks to spend big on tech
Three firms plan to start issuing Hong Kong warrants
Morgan Stanley, Citi and Guotai aim to grab a share of fast-growing market
Hong Kong stock slump hits CBBC desks
Surging volume and rising leverage expose issuers to gap risk on hedges
Haitong: a spotlight on the regional ambitions of Chinese firms
Risk30: Chinese securities house Haitong is going with the flow
Hong Kong house of the year: BNP Paribas
Renewed focus on investor education and warrants innovation powers bank to crown
Macquarie wrestles with warrant valuation
Australian bank in negotiations on settlement of Hanergy TFP warrants