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Equity Derivatives

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We provide an effective solution to manage risk and enhance the yield of your equity investments through equity derivatives that derive value from underlying equity securities and are traded to transfer risks associated with the underlying security. With our strategic emerging markets focus, we develop bespoke equities solutions for corporate clients addressing regulatory, tax and accounting issues.

Why you should partner with us

Clear direction

Get the right approach you need to follow for cross-border transactions

Easy to understand

We have access to the necessary expertise, capabilities and technology to provide simple, intuitive guidance for the transaction you want to perform

Expert Assistance

Get help with exchange control applications from a world-class team of experts

Solutions focused

Learn the documentation needed by the bank to perform your transactions
Our Offering

Hedging solutions

  • Hedging solutions for corporate share incentive schemes.
  • Hedging solutions for individuals with significant vested share options. 
  • Reduced exposure to own share price for accounting, tax and regulatory purposes. 

Equity finance

  • Holders of listed shares can raise finance through equity financing transactions. These transactions can be used to raise cash at competitive interest rates.

Entry and exit strategies

  • Synthetic entry and exit strategies on listed equities: Insight-driven strategies to increase or decrease exposures to listed entities.

Share buy backs

  • Derivative transactions can be used to enhance buy-back strategies.
How we can assist you
  • Non-linear payoffs are available only through options. 
  • Structured derivatives provide the flexibility to match exposure.
  • Strategies are reviewed in line with accounting, tax and regulatory requirements.
  • With derivatives you can hedge or gear equity exposures. 
  • Alternatively, companies may acquire or dispose of exposure to listed equities.
What's in it for you

COMPETITIVE PRICING, INDEPTH MARKET EXPERTISE

  • Take advantage of our highly competitive pricing, unique expertise and efficient execution of both vanilla and structured derivative trades. 

EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD

  • Our extensive and excellent track record in the Nigerian derivatives market, large balance sheet, risk appetite and leading market position will enable you to derive maximum value.

RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Reducing market risk: Equity markets don’t reach their yield benchmarks, which drives concerns around whether the weighting of allocations is appropriate within current or evolving economic and market contexts.

SEAMLESS EXECUTION

  •  The size of our balance sheet enables us to offer you competitive pricing, and to avoid crossing bid offer spreads.
  • Our Offering
  • How we can assist you
  • What's in it for you

Hedging solutions

  • Hedging solutions for corporate share incentive schemes.
  • Hedging solutions for individuals with significant vested share options. 
  • Reduced exposure to own share price for accounting, tax and regulatory purposes. 

Equity finance

  • Holders of listed shares can raise finance through equity financing transactions. These transactions can be used to raise cash at competitive interest rates.

Entry and exit strategies

  • Synthetic entry and exit strategies on listed equities: Insight-driven strategies to increase or decrease exposures to listed entities.

Share buy backs

  • Derivative transactions can be used to enhance buy-back strategies.
  • Non-linear payoffs are available only through options. 
  • Structured derivatives provide the flexibility to match exposure.
  • Strategies are reviewed in line with accounting, tax and regulatory requirements.
  • With derivatives you can hedge or gear equity exposures. 
  • Alternatively, companies may acquire or dispose of exposure to listed equities.

COMPETITIVE PRICING, INDEPTH MARKET EXPERTISE

  • Take advantage of our highly competitive pricing, unique expertise and efficient execution of both vanilla and structured derivative trades. 

EXCELLENT TRACK RECORD

  • Our extensive and excellent track record in the Nigerian derivatives market, large balance sheet, risk appetite and leading market position will enable you to derive maximum value.

RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Reducing market risk: Equity markets don’t reach their yield benchmarks, which drives concerns around whether the weighting of allocations is appropriate within current or evolving economic and market contexts.

SEAMLESS EXECUTION

  •  The size of our balance sheet enables us to offer you competitive pricing, and to avoid crossing bid offer spreads.