Hedge funds eye exotic options


THE wild swings led by oil since the start of the Iran war have institutional investors turning to exotic hybrid options to trade cross-market gyrations.

Oil prices swung almost US$36 a barrel on March 9, the biggest one-day range on record, triggering sharp intraday reversals in assets from stocks and bonds to gold and the dollar.

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