Why 2018 offers a more 'promising' environment for retail structured products

2017 was a bad year to invest in a new structured product. In an ideal world (where volatility is high and markets have fallen), new structured products can deliver higher potential returns and lower market entry points.

Throughout 2017, volatility for the main equity indices continued the fall that started in the previous year, and most of the same indices slowly increased. AIC reveals Specialist sectors offering highest yield levels By contrast, 2018 has had a much more ‘promising' start from a technical, economic and political perspective. Indices have fallen and volatility is up. These conditions are likely to remain due to concerns about an international trade war, the state of the US economy in a rate-rising environment and the outcome of Brexit negotiations.  The most popular retail struc...