19 Nov 2025
YieldMax launches Target 25 ETFs
Each product aims to deliver a 25% annualised distribution level by writing options on synthetic long positions in the underlying stock.
19 Nov 2025
Cboe eyes futures and options on Magnificent 10 Index
The contracts will be cash-settled and cleared by The Options Clearing Corporation.
17 Nov 2025
Hedge funds capitalise on retail-powered structured products flow dislocations
Insights from the Bloomberg Volatility Forum 2025 point to retail flows and structured products as a dominant force shaping market dislocations and opportunity for volatility traders.
17 Oct 2025
J.P. Morgan sounds alarm on leveraged ETFs - short gamma hedging could amplify sell-off
The US bank has identified leveraged ETFs as a strong driver for aggressive market downturns.
09 Oct 2025
Blackrock expands outcome ETF range with new products
Each fund aims to shield investors from the first 10% of losses over a 12-month period while capturing equity-like returns up to a predefined cap.
28 May 2025
Stropro deploys structured options play with loan facility
The new product will comprise a loan and put options issued by UBS, Morgan Stanley and Macquarie.
16 Jan 2025
EQD trading spikes globally, FX options dominate structured products market
Derivatives exchanges have reported record volumes for 2024 with demand set to continue on the back of new crypto options and increasing activity around zero days to expiration options (0DTE).
13 Dec 2024
Latest: Montreal Exchange - ETF options boosted by structured notes hedging
Also in this roundup: Singapore regulator bans ex-UOB banker convicted of structured deposits forgery; Hang Seng launches INdexLab; EBA unveils final standards on long / short positions under market and counterparty risks provision; EU banks continue to meet their MREL obligations; Barclays to establish new PB booking centre in Singapore.
31 Jul 2024
Cboe looks at QIS to augment structured products offering
The US options exchange is seeking to leverage new indices under the VIX lens to expand the structured products market beyond the OTC space.
08 Mar 2024
BIS: VIX drop fuelled by yield enhancement products
A report released by the international financial institution which is owned by member central banks suggests that the direction of the VIX index throughout 2023 is not a result of the increasing use of 0DTEs but a function of the increasing number of yield-enhancement products in the market.
19 Jul 2023
Risk management: over the hedge
Retail structured products markets have shown strong activity in recent years due to attractive rates and volatility levels, positive past performance and larger number of investors starting to appreciate the benefits they bring around capital protection and yield generation.
06 Jun 2023
Looking back: 25 years of the rev conv
This is the story of how the reverse convertible came to life at a time when structured products were known as ‘special products’ in the Swiss market.