The Pricing of Structured Products in the Swiss Market

17 Pages Posted: 18 Dec 2001

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Hanspeter Wohlwend

Notenstein Private Bank Ltd.

Stefan Burth

RMF Investment Group

Thomas Kraus

Kraus Partners Investment Solutions

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Date Written: May 2001

Abstract

Securitized covered call writing strategies play an important role in the Swiss market. The authors analyze the initial pricing of 275 products by comparing them to equivalent strategies in the underlying markets and at EUREX. On average, price distortions in favor of the issuing institutions compensate them for efforts associated with the management of the structured products. There are differences in the pricing behavior of several issuers. The pricing differs in terms of average pricing errors but also in the corresponding dispersions. There are significant pricing differences between products paying a fixed coupon and those without such a coupon. Finally, the authors document the important role of co-lead managers in the case of new issues.

Suggested Citation

Wohlwend, Hanspeter and Burth, Stefan and Kraus, Thomas, The Pricing of Structured Products in the Swiss Market (May 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=294286 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.294286

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Thomas Kraus

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