Non-collateralized Nature of Structured Products


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The Price Composition of CBBC and its Factors of Influence

The structure of CBBC is simpler than the structure of warrant; its price is composed by its intrinsic value and financial cost. The intrinsic value of a CBBC is calculated as following:

Intrinsic value of Bull contract = (underlying price - strike price) /Conversion ratio

Intrinsic value of Bear contract = (strike price - underlying price) /Conversion ratio

For the financial cost, it is generally calculated as following (the calculation may differ for individual issuer):

Financial cost = (strike price / conversion ratio) X annual financial interest rate X (the residual days of investment / 365 days)

From the above, the price of CBBC is mainly influenced by several factors, including the changes in CBBC's underlying price, strike price, conversion ratios and also the relevant financial interest rate. Unlike warrants, time value affects less on the price of CBBC, and therefore the impact on its price is not significant. Theoretically speaking, CBBC is less influenced by the implied volatility neither.