Demand for dispersion trades that play on volatility and correlation have increased in Asia-Pacific as private banking investors hedge themselves against uncertain market movements
Dispersion trades that play on volatility instead of a certain market direction are the products that DBS is offering to private banking investors who want to stay away from uncertain market movements, according to Rohit Jaisingh (pictured), head of capital markets and structured products at DBS Bank. “Last week, we launched a structured product which is linked to this theme of ‘dispersion’ of stock performance that is market direction-neutral,” said Jaisingh. The