how is a structured product put together? mar 2009
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How is a Structured Product put together?
Mar 2009
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IntroductionExample 1 – Zero Coupon Bond + CallExample 2 – Zero Coupon Bond + Geared CallWhat determines Structured Product pricing?Option pricing summary
Introduction
Using examples, this presentation aims to illustrate how seemingly
complicated structured products can be decomposed into simpler
component parts.
Having determined the component parts of these sample products,
the pricing parameters that determine the value of these Component parts are then discussed.
Example 1 – Zero coupon bond + call
In Pictures
GBP1.00Investor’s
Cash
Share Price at Issue 100.00p
Zero-Coupon Bond 75.00p
Aggregate Costs 1.50p
Option Premium 23.50p
GBP1.00Zero-coupon
Bond
OptionProvidingEconomic
Return
Example 1 – Zero coupon bond + call
In Numbers
• Amount to spend = 100p• Zero coupon bond cost = 75p• Costs = 1.5p• Therefore cash remaining to spend = 100 – 75 – 1.5 =
23.5p• Cost of one FTSE atm call option = 23.5p• Therefore number of FTSE options bought = 23.5/23.5 = 1
• Therefore structured product is 1 x ZCB + 1 x FTSE call
Example 2 – Zero coupon bond + geared call
In Numbers
• Amount to spend = 100p• Zero coupon bond cost = 75p• Costs = 1.5p• Therefore cash remaining to spend = 100 – 75 – 1.5 =
23.5p• Cost of one SPX atm call option = 11.75p• Therefore number of FTSE options bought = 23.5/11.75 =
2
• Therefore structured product is 1 x ZCB + 2 x SPX call
What determines Structured Product pricing?
• Two Price Components
• Zero Coupon Bond Price• Interest rates• Credit
• Option Price• Volatility• Time to expiry• Spot price• Strike price• Dividends• Interest rates
What determines Structured Product pricing?
Volatility – It’s all about the bell curve!
What determines Structured Product pricing?
Or in simple terms!
High ImpliedVolatility
Low ImpliedVolatility
What determines Structured Product pricing?
Time to expiry – it’s all about the bell curve – again!
What determines Structured Product pricing?
The remaining parameters are:
• Spot price• Strike price• Dividends• Interest rates
• These are all used to generate the forward price
Option pricing summary
In summary, the input parameters for option pricing break down into the three categories below:
• Volatility – Most important parameter• Higher vol = more expensive option
• Time to expiry• Longer dated = more expensive option
• Forward price• Found using spot, rates and expected dividends
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