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Spotlight on… Apac’s asset classes and underlying trends in H1

01 Aug 2025

Spotlight on… Apac’s asset classes and underlying trends in H1

The use of single stock structures was favourable in Hong Kong SAR; short tenor products remained popular in the first half of the year.

Spotlight on … global market trends – steady growth

25 Jul 2025

Spotlight on … global market trends – steady growth

The global structured products market remains in good shape and has more than doubled since 2020 with sales reaching an all-time high in 2024.

Spotlight – Europe Q1 2025 (part 3): issuance declines as rates-linked cap prot loses steam

11 Jul 2025

Spotlight – Europe Q1 2025 (part 3): issuance declines as rates-linked cap prot loses steam

The number of non-equity products with capital protection has decreased with non-protected participation gaining ground year on year.

Custom indices: dynamic strategies head-to-head

09 Jul 2025

Custom indices: dynamic strategies head-to-head

In this article we compare the characteristics and performance of two similar underlying strategies sold in the US market via structured products.

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08 Jul 2025

Q2 crash and rebound: only five percent of Nvidia-linked products at risk of loss

In this analysis, we explore how close yield enhancement autocallable...

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04 Jul 2025

Europe Q1 2025 (part 2): equities remain dominant

Equity underlyings continued to dominate the structured products...

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27 Jun 2025

Europe Q1 2025: higher sales driven by Swiss recovery

In the first quarter of 2025, the European market achieved a strong...

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27 Jun 2025

Analysis: extracting, aggregating and enriching the option Greeks

In this article, we look at how aggregation of different Greeks...

Inverse autocallable BRCs: playing the downside

11 Jun 2025

Inverse autocallable BRCs: playing the downside

Inverse autocallable barrier reverse convertibles are one example of inverse or bearish products that are designed to offer attractive returns if the underlying asset declines.

Europe: bearish Phoenix take over as fixed income notes lose steam

06 Jun 2025

Europe: bearish Phoenix take over as fixed income notes lose steam

Interest rate-linked structured products continue to play a key role in Europe, though with different regional preferences.

Rho: a key parameter in interest rate-sensitive environments

28 May 2025

Rho: a key parameter in interest rate-sensitive environments

The previous articles in this Greek textbook series explored Delta, Gamma, Theta and Vega, each representing a different sensitivity in option pricing.

Spotlight on Apac: underlying sector trends in Q1 2025 – single stocks

23 May 2025

Spotlight on Apac: underlying sector trends in Q1 2025 – single stocks

Nvidia leads the pack as the most-used underlying in the technology sector in the Asia Pacific ex-China region in Q1 2025.