Many of the most sophisticated equity derivatives structured products in issuance are currently engineered and marketed by BNP Paribas’ Equities & Derivatives team. This expertise lies in our capacity to innovate and cutting-edge technology, combined with a thorough understanding of the markets All Equities & Derivatives Awards and Rankings

Equity Derivatives Structured products are an efficient alternative to Equity and Fixed-Income investments

They offer investors full or partial capital protection combined with equity-linked performance. As such, they are mainly used within the secure part of a portfolio to increase returns with limited risk on capital. Equity Derivatives Structured products can be customised to meet a specific investor’s risk / return profile. They offer many advantages over other types of investments, including: - An opportunity to combine a principal protected investment with a return linked to equity markets - Risk controlled access to volatile asset classes and alternative investments - An efficient diversification tool - A flexible investment tool - An efficient way to take advantage of a given market scenario

7 main categories of Equity Derivatives Structured products, corresponding to different investment objectives:

Income Products as an alternative to fixed-income investments with a high-yield and moderate-risk Growth products offering the highest possible market exposure with limited or no downside risk on equity Market Neutral Products designed for investors who do not have directional market views, especially suited for high volatile and uncertain market environments Portfolio Protection Products are suited for investors willing to hedge their exposure against a specific market risk Fund-linked Products can be indexed on a wide range of fund-linked assets: They can bring asset diversification, access to high quality manager and strong out performance opportunities compared to a benchmark index. They can also stand for a unique investment opportunity, with low correlation to bond and equity markets Hybrid Products not only give exposure to equities but also to distinct asset classes such as gold or oil prices, exchange rates of inflation, thus providing efficient risk diversification opportunities. Strategic equity solutions (for corporates) such as equity financing solutions, asset / liability management, employee share ownership plans, share buy back programs, stock option hedging and structured financing

An all-in-one Equity Derivatives Structured products website…

… https://eqd.bnpparibas.com/ It notably includes: - A database of standard Structured Products accessible via a powerful search engine, to help our clients find the most appropriate product, - Interactive simulation tools to determine optimal product terms, - Detailed product fact sheets with clearly explained benefits, payoff formulas and graphic examples, - Secondary market products with updated bid / offer prices, - Specific research on Equity Derivatives and Structured products, - An extensive glossary of the most common options and structures. - Online valuation services offering our clients easy access to portfolio valuations at any time, through real time price updates, historical values and the possibility to filter portfolios in different lists (by client segment or office).

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