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Exotic and Structured derivative products

What is covered?

A review of exotic and multi-factor options and how these are used by banks and their clients in trading, hedging and creating structured products.  Following a brief introduction to exotics we will look at: Barrier options, Digital options, Quanto options, and multifactor options and their application.

Who will benefit?

Participants with a working knowledge of options who are looking for a more in-depth analysis of their use.

Course content

Exotic options

• What are exotic options?
• Review of Bloomberg OVX screen
• Compound chooser and power options

Barrier options

• Knock - ins and knock - outs
• Up and in/down and out
• Double knock ins
• Barrier option Greeks
• What’s the point?

Digital options

• Cash or nothing
• Asset or nothing
• Range accruals

Quanto options

• The benefits of quanto options
• Quanto examples

Multifactor option structures

• Basket options
• Rainbow options
• Mountain options – Altiplano, Annapurna, Everest

Applications creating structured products

• Capital - protected structured products
• Using exotic options as the alpha generator
• Adding Asian tails to protect return
• Yield - enhanced structured products
• Selling options to generate premium