Epstein Secrets

BofA ML turned neutral in EM in the short-term Close positions from trades that have benefited thus far from the rally in Financials and weakness in Utilities; monetize view that Fed will not hike in September Take advantage of low near term vol and a steep term structure Unwind Oct/Jan spread and maintai

t MLI (UK) +44 20 7996 7062 aguptal [email protected] William Chan, CFA >> Equity-Linked Analyst Merrill Lynch (Hong

own stock should consider hedging a [email protected] pullback using a Sep17 collar (+17put/-18 call for 46bps) to hedge losses greater than William Chan, CFA >> 2.9% while retaining upside to 18 (stock’s ~15yr high is 18.05). Extending our EU equity Ste iene vs credit theme to single names, we find

BofA ML turned neutral in EM in the short-term Close positions from trades that have benefited thus far from the rally in Financials and weakness in Utilities; monetize view that Fed will not hike in September Take advantage of low near term vol and a steep term structure Unwind Oct/Jan spread and maintai

ahead of closing the Rite Aid acquisition Cheap hedge against a bond tantrum Cheap equity upside in a bond / equity melt-up Record outperformance of Utilities vs. Financials + FMS positioning + central bank catalysts = potential for cyclicals / defensives mean reversion SX7E 1M 25d call / SX5E 1M 25d call p

OUSE_OVERSIGHT_026003 --- PAGE BREAK --- Research Analysts Benjamin Bowler Equity-Linked Analyst MLPF&S +1 415 676 3595 [email protected] William Chan, CFA >> Equity-Linked Analyst Merrill Lynch (Hong Kong) +852 3508 3921 [email protected] Clovis Couasnon >> Equity-Linked Analyst MLI (UK) +