Derivs - Equity

Electronic equity options trading in North America and Europe is growing, with 20-25% of investors executing trades electronically.

The Royal Bank of Scotland plans to issue in Switzerland tracker certificates linked to the Gotham International Enhanced Value Total Return Index, It will be a first for the country.

EEA Fund Management has appointed Newedge as its exclusive swap counterparty for its new diversified trends fund.

Equity revenues in Citigroup’s Securities and Banking division increased by 76% during the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period during 2011, driven by improved derivatives performance.

UniCredit is planning to expand the distribution of structured notes linked to its bespoke risk control strategy into Switzerland and France.

Eric Personne, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa fund solutions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London, has left the firm.

Investors should buy a Dec. 2014 70% put on South Korea’s KOSPI and sell a Dec. 2014 70% put on the S&P in a bid to receive a 1.7% return, according to a strategist at BNP Paribas in Hong Kong.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named David Moore and Denis Manelski co-heads of North American rates trading.

Hedge funds in Asia are buying three-to-six-month outperformance options on the iShares FTSE A50 China Index exchange-traded fund against the HSCI or the S&P 500.

Nikkei volatility is out of balance and that has hedge funds targeting a range of trades to profit from it.

Equity sales and trading staffers at investment banks have saw salaries rise from between 5-10% to 50-60% in 2011 over 2011, according to a new survey.

Structured Investment Group has launched its first structured product in the form of a retail note giving exposure to the top three performing indices from a portfolio of four.