(continued from previous page) If you timely submitted a Proof of Claim and Release pursuant to the class notice dated June 22, 2016 (“2016 Notice”) related to the $58 million settlements with Defendants R.P. Martin Holdings Limited, Martin Brokers (UK) Ltd., Citigroup Inc., Citibank, N.A., Citibank Japan Ltd., Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc., HSBC Holdings plc, and HSBC Bank plc, you do not have to submit a new Proof of Claim and Release to participate in these Settlements with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan. Any member of the Settlement Class who previously submitted a Proof of Claim and Release in connection with the 2016 Notice will be subject to and bound by the releases set forth in the Settlement Agreements with Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan, unless such member submits a timely and valid request for exclusion, explained below. What Are Your Other Options? All requests to be excluded from the Settlements must be made in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Settlement Notice and must be postmarked to the Settlement Administrator no later than October 5, 2017. The Settlement Notice, available at the Settlement Website, explains how to exclude yourself or object. All requests for exclusion must comply with the requirements set forth in the Settlement Notice to be honored. If you exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be bound by the Settlement Agreements and can independently pursue claims at your own expense. However, if you exclude yourself, you will not be eligible to share in the Net Settlement Funds or otherwise participate in the Settlements. The Court will hold a Fairness Hearing in these cases on November 9, 2017, to consider whether to approve the Settlements and a request by the lawyers representing all members of the Settlement Class (Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.) for an award of attorneys’ fees of no more than one-fourth of the Settlement Funds for investigating the facts, litigating the case, and negotiating the settlement, and for reimbursement of their costs and expenses in the amount of no more than approximately $300,000. The lawyers for the Settlement Class may also seek additional reimbursement of fees, costs, and expenses in connection with services provided after the Fairness Hearing. These payments will also be deducted from the Settlement Funds before any distributions are made to the Settlement Class. You may ask to appear at the Fairness Hearing, but you do not have to. For more information, call toll free 1-866-217-4453 or visit the website www.EuroyenSettlement.com. 1 “Euroyen-Based Derivatives” means (i) a Euroyen TIBOR futures contract on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (“CME”); (ii) a Euroyen TIBOR futures contract on the Tokyo Financial Exchange, Inc. (“TFX”), Singapore Exchange (“SGX”), or London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (“LIFFE”) entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (iii) a Japanese Yen currency futures contract on the CME; (iv) a Yen LIBOR- and/or Euroyen TIBOR-based interest rate swap entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (v) an option on a Yen LIBOR and/or Euroyen TIBOR-based interest rate swap (“swaption”) entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; (vi) a Japanese Yen currency forward agreement entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S.; and/or (vii) a Yen LIBOR- and/or Euroyen TIBOR-based forward rate agreement entered into by a U.S. Person, or by a Person from or through a location within the U.S. 2 The “Settlement Agreements” means the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with Deutsche Bank entered into on July 21, 2017 and the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement with JPMorgan entered into on July 21, 2017.
DRAWDOWN DATA WPUT had even lower drawdown than PUT and market indexes. Source: CBOE
Why it works Historically, the options implied volatility has considerably exceeded the realized volatility of the S&P 500 Index. From 1990 through 2015, the average implied volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is 19.8%, while the average realized volatility is 15.5%, implying the difference of 4.3% (see “Implied vs. realized,” below). High-volatility premium indicates that the index options are richly priced. As a result, put writing strategies have historically delivered attractive risk-adjusted performance.
IMPLIED VS. REALIZED Source: CBOE
volatility (VIX) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ALL
S&P 500 Realized Volatility 15.4 13.6 9.4 8.3 9.5 8.1 11.5 17.6 18.7 18.1 21.6 19.7 25.1 15.7 11 10.1 9.4 15.8 35.2 24.1 16.5 20.8 12.6 10.8 11.1 14.3 15.5
23.1 18.4 15.5 12.7 13.9 12.4 16.4 22.4 25.6 24.4 23.3 25.7 27.3 22 15.5 12.8 12.8 17.5 32.7 31.5 22.5 24.2 17.8 14.2 14.2 16.7 19.8 Issue 536
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