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% 2M 25d-Call KOSPI2 (14.2%) NIFTY (12.2%) 1.16 98% ° Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research 5% * Index universe includes the ASX200, HSCEI, HSI, KOSPI2, NIFTY, NKY, TWSE, SPX and SX5E a a oo a a a ee mid level implied vol ise] iss} o oO D o ise] D o ise] D o ise] oO > Sao 7 SYN FT EH FEY FOS Source:

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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

in July and August as ~US$4.0bn of legacy products may knock-out in Jul-17 with an average HSCEI knock-out level of 9665 (Chart 43). e — Issuance in KOSPI2-linked products (up from US$840mn to US$846mn) remained steady in May-17; HSI-linked products fell 66% from US$360mn to US$120mn as investors prefere

t Level Table 5: Volatility measures of major Asian indices (data as of 5-Aug-16) Korean structured product issuance increased to US$1.9bn in July: KOSPI2-linked products dominated Korean auto-callable product issuance ticked up last month, with a total of USS 1.9bn notional issued, vs. USS 1.6bn total

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) +