Bonds Product guide for WLC and IB September 18, 2018
Agenda Unique Selling Proposition and key features 1 2 How to promote Bond Trading 3 Trading Bond for WLC account structure 4 Operational services and segregation 5 Dynamic asset allocation
Bonds in Saxo Bank – trend of the trade Trading Volumes is up Activity in EM Bonds and Corporate Bonds increase.
Top 5 USP´s Up to 95% of Bonds collateral can be used for trading margin products (FX, CFD, Futures, Contract Options) Very low trade commissions of only 0.08% (subject to a EUR 80 min) Trading in a wide selection of Government and Corporate Bonds Real-time monitoring of your positions through a single multi-asset account on Saxo' platforms Charts and issuer info available per request
Why Bonds Bond is a side-order to marginal products Great for portfolio diversification with equities Good for multi-product strategies Adding to activity levels for ”old world” products Bond has always been a great asset to hedge yourself against equity volatility Crash of 2011 the money lost on equities 10 Yr Bunds DAX
How to promote Bonds Fixed coupon bonds 21 currencies 6000 bonds Competitive fee and commission structure
Trading Bond End-client account On the Omnibus account WLC Account structure End-client account Account need funding Contact trading desk or account manager for receiving instant quotes Trade will be seen in position summary with EOD price feed On the Omnibus account Direct contact to trading desk via Reuters/ Bloomberg/ Saxotrader Trading hours is European hours + late APAC/early Latin America Account need funding Additional Bloomberg trading ticket can be send on your request
Operational services and segregation WLC Account structure Flexible Trading OTC Order possible on demand Allocation possible (Manually) Minimum ticket sizes of 50k and to follow market conventions Additional Bloomberg trading ticket can be send on your request Bonds Segregation Bond is segregated at our Custodian Bank (CITI) to comply with MIFID and ”Danish law for Financial Institutions” Client assets are segregated from Saxo Banks own assets. Bond transactions are done with Euroclear Settlement.
Dynamic Asset Allocation Generate extra trading activities Anheuser-Busch Equity Client take profit and sells 100k in Anheuser-Busch Equities. Anheuser-Busch 3.25% 2033 € Bond Client buys 100k in the bond instead, as client believes chance of upside. The dynamic between bonds and equities is a key factor to activate your clients´AUM: Exclusive Equity traders who allocate into bonds to diversify his portfolio, becomes more dynamic going in a long run, it is a strong portfolio management strategy This is a way for your end-clients to have a portfolio strategy with a lower risk level
If you have any question please contact: Simon Fasdal Head of Fixed Income Trading sif@saxobank.com Success story and and how to start trading? *Please do not distribute to end client