- Structured certificates issued by UniCredit Bank AG have been newly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange
- The underlying of the new certificates is the S&P GSCI Crude Oil-Index Excess Return-Index
After several years of absence, new structured certificates issued by UniCredit Bank AG have been introduced to trading on the exchange. The certificates were offered by Alior Bank Private Banking. The underlying instrument of the new issue certificates is the S&P GSCI Crude Oil-Index Excess Return-Index, one of the most recognised commodity indices world-wide.
“We are glad that UniCredit Bank AG has issued a new series of structured certificates on our market after a few years of absence. The new instruments add new price index linked to the global commodity markets to the range of available investment opportunities. We realise that education is key to attracting new investors. Hence, we have partnered with issuers to jointly engage in initiatives which promote knowledge of this market segment. The introduction of the certificates to trading also demonstrates that a transparent secondary market of trading is essential for investors,” said Professor Małgorzata Zaleska, President of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
One series of certificates ISIN DE000HVB1730 has been introduced to trading. Its last trading date on 13 November 2020. The issue price of the certificates is PLN 100. The issuer has introduced 128,388 certificates to trading. The new instruments will be traded on the parallel market in the Market Maker System. The certificates were distributed in a non-public offering by Alior Bank.
“Alior Bank has noted strong interest in such investments. In the low interest rate environment, clients are looking for alternative investment opportunities. Certificates are investment products which give access to a range of underlying assets. Knowledgeable investors use the potential of alternative instruments to build investment portfolios. Thanks to the introduction to trading on the exchange, the certificates are a liquid financial instrument traded on a regulated market at a market price. The Bank is arranging further issues of UniCredit Bank AG structured products to be introduced to trading on GPW,” said Marcin Kobus, Head of Savings Products, Alior Bank.
The key information about the certificates is available on the website: www.onemarkets.pl
The Warsaw Stock Exchange lists close to 800 structured products. Investors can choose from a broad range of diverse underlying instruments including equities, equity baskets, indices, and agricultural products. Structured products allow investors to select an underlying which matches their investment risk preferences, and to realise returns on the upside and the downside of the underlying.
