Analysis: uncertainty on single stock dividend payments is higher than on indices

An equity decrement index is a version of an index or stock where the dividend stream is replaced with a fixed dividend amount which is subtracted from the total return version of the asset at a constant predefined rate. Decrement versions of major indices have been popular underlyings for structured products for some time and  their rise is well documented . In this piece, we will instead focus on the new trend for linking structured products to decrement versions of a single stock. The