Chart 45: We estimate that structured product issuers are currently long US$10mn of KOSPI2 vega
Estimate KOSPI2 outstanding vega (US$mn)
KOSPI2 Autocall Vega Outstanding Profile
[Chart showing curve peaking around 85 at 220 spot level]
KOSPI2 Spot Level
190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330
Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
Chart 46: Structured product issuers are currently long ~US$89mn of HSCEI vega
Estimate HSCEI outstanding vega (US$mn)
HSCEI Autocall Vega Outstanding Profile
[Chart showing curve peaking around 100 at 9500 spot level]
HSCEI Spot Level
6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000 10500 11000 11500 12000 12500 13000
Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.
KOSPI2 3M ATM IV over SPX is at its 4-year high
Table5 lists Asian index pairs with the highest IV ratio vs their 4-year histories. For instance, the ratio of KOSPI2 3M ATM IV over SPX is at its 4-year high.
Chart 47: The ratio of KOSPI2 3M ATM IV over SPX is at its 4-yr high (Daily data from 1-Oct-12 through 02-Jun-17)
[Chart showing volatility trends]
Legend: KOSPI2 3M ATM vol, SPX 3M ATM vol, Vol ratio
Implied Vol
Ratio
Jan-13 May-13 Sep-13 Jan-14 May-14 Sep-14 Jan-15 May-15 Sep-15 Jan-16 May-16 Sep-16 Jan-17 May-17
Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
Table 5: Index pairs^ with the highest implied vol ratio vs their histories (data as of 02-Jun-17)
Index A (Implied vol) | Index B (Implied Vol) | A/B Implied Vol ratio | Ratio 4-yr percentile
3M ATM | KOSPI2 (12.8%) | SPX (9.4%) | 1.36 | 100%
6M ATM | KOSPI2 (13.6%) | NIFTY (11.8%) | 1.16 | 99%
12M ATM | KOSPI2 (14.8%) | NIFTY (13.8%) | 1.07 | 99%
3M 25d-Put | KOSPI2 (13.6%) | HSCEI (16.4%) | 0.83 | 99%
6M 25d-Put | KOSPI2 (14.7%) | NIFTY (12.5%) | 1.17 | 99%
12M 25d-Put | KOSPI2 (16.0%) | NIFTY (14.4%) | 1.11 | 99%
3M 25d-Call | KOSPI2 (12.6%) | SX5E (11.6%) | 1.09 | 100%
6M 25d-Call | KOSPI2 (13.4%) | NIFTY (10.8%) | 1.25 | 100%
12M 25d-Call | KOSPI2 (14.6%) | NIFTY (12.0%) | 1.21 | 100%
Source: BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research
^ Index universe includes the ASX200, HSCEI, HSI, KOSPI2, NIFTY, NKY, TWSE, SPX and SX5E
* mid level implied vol
22 Global Equity Volatility Insights | 06 June 2017
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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