SRP reviews some of the best-performing SEC-registered structured notes that expired in the first half of the year.
Five registered notes with an annualised return of between 39.92% and 71.12% took centre stage in the US during H1 2024. Return Optimization Securities - Wayfair (90286V313) – total return 71.12% or 71.12% pa. With US$105,000 notional, this one-year note offering zero principal protection harvested the maximum gain of 71.12% after Wayfair Inc. (W) closed at US$59.44 on 6 June 2024. With an initial value of US$49.44 and an upside leverage of 500%, the gain would have reached 101.13% if it