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Discover the new idDAX 50 Index

The idDAX 50 Equal Weight Decrement 4% Index or the idDAX 50 Index is an investable index provided by STOXX^®. It consists of the 30 companies from the DAX 30 Price Index plus the next 20 most liquid shares of the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Please take a few minutes to look at the explainer video on Easy Equity TV available in English and German.

Natixis Equity Derivatives wins five SRP Awards in 2018

The 15th annual Europe Structured Products & Dervivatives Awards ceremony took place in London on the 8th of February. Natixis achieved five awards, 'Best Perfomance Italy', 'Best Distributor: France and Benelux', 'Best Insurance Deal', 'Best Educational Initiative' and 'Personality of the Year'. The prizes affirm our expertise within the derivatives market and is a true reflection of our dedication, teamwork and innovation.

NXS Europe Short Volatility Index

The NXS Europe Short Volatility is a dynamic strategy index exposed to financial markets through a basket of synthetic put and call options on the Eurostoxx 50 and market index, the NXS European Equity Futures Index. It aims to benefit of both Volatility Risk Premia and Short Term Mean Reversion by selling dynamic Delta Hedged Strangles.

NXS Elite Funds Selection ER Index

The NXS Elite Funds Selection ER Index is a dynamic strategy index invested in a basket of global multi asset funds. It boasts simple rules which dynamically select the 7 funds with the strongest recent returns adding significant value over time. The strategy is dynamically rebalanced every two months. Additionally, the index looks to provide an additional layer of protection by increasing and decreasing its allocation to the selected managers in order to maintain the volatility of the Index below 3.50%.

Natixis Distributors Event in Brussels: Primobel

Distributors of financial products face a complex and rapidly changing regulatory environment. They ask us: “How can we ensure we are offering the best investment opportunities to our clients whilst remaining aligned with regulations?” Our first Primobel event, held in Brussels, was our way of answering that question. Our expert teams introduced the main regulatory challenges, from MIFID2 to PRIIPS, and the solutions that we provide to meet them.

From innovative structured products, to Natixis sponsored indices that give exposure to specific asset classes, to our full-service marketing offering.

Natixis Awarded Most Innovative Investment Bank for Equity Derivatives

Prestigious financial publication The Banker has dubbed Natixis as “Most Innovative Investment Bank for Equity Derivatives 2017”, leading in innovation for the second year in a row ! The award affirms the expertise of the Natixis Equity Derivatives department.

This is a true reflection of the dedication of the Natixis Financial Engineering, sales and trading teams within Equity Derivatives, who provide original solutions that meet investors’ needs. Some custom-designed products for institutional clients include “Zephyr Max” an alternative solution to money market products, “CLEEN” (Callable Leveraged Equity Exposure Note) which offers appealing yield and substantial capital protection at maturity. Further innovation within the Natixis product range can be found in products indexed to dividend futures, tailored to providing yield in the current weak volatility and persistently low interest rate environment. For Retail clients, Natixis offers the “Domino” financial product, which is indexed to performances of a basket of stocks and to credit risk. The bank also offers a range of debt securities indexed to the Euronext COP 50 EWER, which consists of 50 European climate responsible stocks. As well as innovation within their product range, The Banker award also recognizes the Natixis Equity Derivatives marketing team strengths, who this year have developed MOOC training programs that provide clients with a greater insight into products and solutions distributed in their banking and insurance networks.

“This fresh award confirms Natixis’ ability to innovate and create value-added solutions tailored to the market context and regulatory changes !”