That said, it is far better to play with simpler and cleaner investments, and adjust your risk posture between 0 - 100 % equities, rather than cross-hedge with
equity volatility products.
Not exact matches
Morgan Stanley's chief US
equity strategist, Mike Wilson, however, thinks the situation is far less dire than before, and argues the big drop in short -
volatility products actually helped flush out risky positions.
They are searching for yield but interest rates from fixed income
products have generally been low, and there is fear that
equity markets could be nearing a period of intensified
volatility.
As
equities have ground ever higher over the past year, very large short -
volatility positions have been building in the markets — largely in
volatility - targeting strategies employed by institutional investors and leveraged exchange - traded
products geared toward individuals.
The offering of the new ETFs has closed, and they will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today: BMO Low
Volatility International
Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (Ticker: ZLD): This ETF is designed for investors looking to invest in international
equities with greater downside protection than market capitalization weighted
products.
Insurance
Products Variable Universal Life: Astute Management Required The inherent
volatility of
equity sub-accounts makes this a very different type of life insurance.
Compared to other
equity income
products, such as REITs and MLP ETPs, high - dividend
equity ETPs tend to have less sector concentration risk and lower price
volatility.
James has noted that investment banks are launching a lot of new investment insurance
products such as Deustche Bank's long
equity volatility index and Citi's crisis index.