EQUITY DERIVATIVES NZX DERIVATIVES MARKET www.nzx.com
WHAT ARE EQUITY DERIVATIVES? Equity derivatives are among the most traded financial instruments globally with volume traded of 11.77 billion in 2013. NZX is committed to offering global and local investors access to tools needed to manage and gain exposure to the New Zealand capital market.
NZX EQUITY DERIVATIVES NZX equity derivatives provide investors with the tools that may assist them to mitigate their risk and generate market exposure to New Zealand equities. NZX will initially launch an NZX 20 Index Futures contract followed by exchange-traded options. Market Hours Index Futures Equity Options Enquiry 1:30am 1:30am Pre - Open 9:00am 9:00am Open 9:45am 10:00am Pre close 5:13pm 5:08pm Close 5:15pm 5:10pm Enquiry 5:30pm 5:30pm NZX 20 Capital, NZX 50 Capital and NZX 50 Gross Indices 5,500 5,000 NZX20 Capital Index NZX50 Capital Index NZX50 Gross Index 4,500 4,000 Index Value 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 Apr-12 Apr-13 Apr-14
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? You can gain access to NZX s Equity Derivatives Market by contacting an accredited market participant: Trading and Advising Firm Advising Firm Contact details and further information is available at www.nzx.com/investing/find_a_participant GLOBAL DERIVATIVES TRADING Last ten years 25 20 Volume (billions) 15 10 5 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source: Futures Industry Association
CONTRACT SPECIFICATION NZX s equity derivatives are settled to the underlying stock or index value. NZX 20 Index Futures are settled to the NZX 20 Capital Index, which reflects increases or decreases of the market value, based on the price of shares. Equity Options Trades will be physically settled with delivery of the underlying equity Contracts traded nearest 3 months out and up to six quarterly months out One equity option = rights over 100 ordinary shares of the underlying Index Futures Trades will be cash settled to the special opening quotation of the NZX 20 Capital Index calculated by NZX Contracts traded nearest 2 months out and up to six quarterly months out Contract valued at NZ$25 per index point (e.g. value NZ$75,000 at 3,000 index points) BENEFITS OF EQUITY DERIVATIVES Risk Management Speculation Transition Arbitrage Equitising Cash Index Futures Provides investors with the ability to protect the value of a portfolio correlated to the NZX 20 Index Investors can capture price movements in the underlying asset without trading the asset itself Investors can create synthetic market exposure when transitioning funds between markets and asset classes Investors trade on price discrepancies between the underlying stocks and index futures price Investors are able to avoid cash drag by purchasing futures to gain market exposure Equity Options Put options can assist an investor to protect their shares against a fall in value, as an investor is able to guarantee the sale price of their shares for the life of the option Options over equity securities expose an investor to movements in the share price for a fraction of the cost of purchasing the shares themselves Investors can create synthetic equity exposure when transitioning funds between underlying securities Investors can trade on price discrepancies between the price of equity options and the price of the underlying stock Investors are able to avoid cash drag by purchasing options contracts to gain exposure to individual equities
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