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Options-based hedging demand rises as volatility signals diverge
Renewed demand for derivatives hedging across equities, rates and commodities as investors reposition amid compressed volatility and diverging macro signals.
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BlackRock accelerates push into structured ETFs
The firm has appointed an internal hire in London to lead its derivatives ETF product structuring and strategy as it steps up its focus on structured ETF growth.
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Product wrap: BNPP offers best of gold/SXXP in Belgium, two distributors debut in UK
In this week’s wrap, we look at a selection of structured products with strike dates between 26 April and 2 May 2026.
10h
Crypto ETFs and the price of convenience
KuCoin’s latest analysis outlines how expense ratios, liquidity requirements and limited trading hours introduce structural frictions into ETF-based crypto exposure.
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iCapital taps Anthropic to scale AI across structured investments platform
The US fintech platform is integrating Anthropic’s Claude models into its alternatives, structured investments and annuities ecosystem.
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Research finds distribution, not issuance, will define next stage of tokenised asset growth
The survey captured how operators expect tokenised-asset adoption to evolve across distributions, liquidity and infrastructure over the next 12-18 months.
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Ctrl Alt launches first tokenised structured product on Solana
The new yield-bearing structured product backed by regulated financial assets has been tokenised on Solana, showcasing how blockchain infrastructure can support digital issuance, settlement and broader access to institutional structured investments.
30 Apr 2026
SPX Greeks: stable macro regime, rising single-name dispersion
Over the past month and week, the S&P 500 (SPX) stayed mostly flat overall, but bigger differences appeared among major US mega-cap stocks beneath the surface.
30 Apr 2026
Bitmex expands TradFi perpetuals with FX contracts
The exchange has introduced forex (FX)-linked perpetual swap contracts on six major currency pairs, allowing round-the-clock trading using crypto as collateral and extending its push into traditional financial markets.
29 Apr 2026
From covered calls to autocalls: ETF innovation pushes deeper into structured products territory
As options-based ETFs scale rapidly, active management, index design and derivatives innovation are converging to blur the line between ETFs and structured products, while autocallable and defined outcome strategies expand the toolkit for income and risk-managed equity exposure.
29 Apr 2026
Calamos advances in global push for autocallable ETFs
The US asset manager is gearing up to bring mutual fund share classes within its autocallable Ucits ETF to Latin America and Europe, following the launch of a related feeder fund in Thailand.
29 Apr 2026
AMCs: Helter Skelter – stop, turn, go for a ride
In this article we look at some of the most traded actively managed certificates (AMCs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange during March and April as well as brand-new offerings from Strivo and Intermonte, plus a selection of private placements linked to non-tradable underlyings.