Constant Leverage

Long

Commercial names
Leva fissa, Constant Leverage, Faktor, Daily Leverage

Characteristics:

  • Full replication of the underlying asset’s performance with constant leverage

Return profiles 

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Maturity4 - 5 year
Investment horizonshort term
Aimto profit from positive performances of the underlying asset with a constant leverage effect
Strategybullish (at issue and during life onf product)
Capital protection at maturity/Riskno protection

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Investment certificates are financial products characterized by a number of features. They may simply replicate the underlying asset’s upward movements or downward movements, or they may be structured so as to implement more sophisticated strategies, which may include total or conditional capital protection against bad performances of the underlying asset (protection component).
Some certificates’ characteristics may also allow the owners to obtain proceeds during the life of the certificate, under condition that specific events take place (income component). A premium may be paid at maturity under form of additional proceeds in case the underlying asset’s price does not drop under the barrier (this is the case, for example, of bonus certificates).
The return on investment in some typologies of certificates may be determined by both the changes in the underlying asset’s price and the absence of such price movements for a timespan shorter than the life of the contract (early reimbursement component). These certificates pay a sort of premium for early redemption in case the underlying asset’s price is above a certain level on pre-arranged dates.
Moreover, some certificates feature an additional element, useful in periods of strong fluctuations of exchange rates – a protection against unfavourable changes in currency value. Products offering such protection, called “Quantum”, make it possible to invest in underlying asset’s denominated in a foreign currency avoiding exposure to the risks linked to exchange rates.

Features
   
The certificates’ payoff characteristics imply the following components: participation to upward movements in the underlying asset’s price

Performance drivers
 
Reactivity of the certificates' prices to change in key variables.
VariablesIssueBarrier**Life residual***
upgreen Underlying assets' price freccia-su.pngfreccia-su.pngfreccia-su.png
upgreen Volatilitybarbarbar
upgreen Time*barbarbar
upgreen Interest ratesdown arrowdown arrowdown arrow
upgreen Dividendsdown arrowdown arrowbar
* With "Time" we mean the "passing of time", so the the approaching of natural certificate's expiration date.
** The barrier is not present for this type of certificate
***2 months of life residual, underlying's price near to the strike and dividends payment are not expected
Short

Commercial names
Leva fissa, Constant Leverage, Faktor, Daily Leverage

Characteristics:

  • Full replication of the underlying asset’s performance with constant leverage

Return profiles

Graph

Maturity4 - 5 years
Investment horizonshort term
Aimto profit from the negative performances of the underlying asset
Strategybearish
Capital protection at maturity/Riskno protection

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Investment certificates are financial products characterized by a number of features. They may simply replicate the underlying asset’s upward movements or downward movements, or they may be structured so as to implement more sophisticated strategies, which may include total or conditional capital protection against bad performances of the underlying asset (protection component).
Some certificates’ characteristics may also allow the owners to obtain proceeds during the life of the certificate, under condition that specific events take place (income component). A premium may be paid at maturity under form of additional proceeds in case the underlying asset’s price does not drop under the barrier (this is the case, for example, of bonus certificates).
The return on investment in some typologies of certificates may be determined by both the changes in the underlying asset’s price and the absence of such price movements for a timespan shorter than the life of the contract (early reimbursement component). These certificates pay a sort of premium for early redemption in case the underlying asset’s price is above a certain level on pre-arranged dates.
Moreover, some certificates feature an additional element, useful in periods of strong fluctuations of exchange rates – a protection against unfavourable changes in currency value. Products offering such protection, called “Quantum”, make it possible to invest in underlying asset’s denominated in a foreign currency avoiding exposure to the risks linked to exchange rates.

Features
   
The certificates’ payoff characteristics imply the following components: participation to downward movements in the underlying asset’s price.

Performance drivers
 
Reactivity of the certificates’ prices to changes in key variables.
VariablesIssueBarrier**Life residual***
upgreen Underlying assets' pricedown arrowdown arrowdown arrow
upgreen Volatilitybarbarbar
upgreen Time*barbarbar
upgreen Interest retesbarbarbar
upgreen Dividendsdown arrowdown arrowbar
* With "Time" we mean the "passing of time", so the the approaching of natural certificate's expiration date.
** The barrier is not present for this type of certificate
***2 months of life residual, underlying's price near to the strike and dividends payment are not expected