The Development and Performance of Listed Property Trust Futures

Author/s: Graeme Newell, Tan Yen Keng

Date Published: 1/01/2004

Published in: Volume 10 - 2004 Issue 2 (pages 132 - 145)

Abstract

Listed property trust futures were established on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in August 2002; this being a world first. These property trust futures have been the most actively supported of the range of futures products on the ASX. Using a number of scenarios, property trust futures are shown to be an effective risk management tool for institutional investors for hedging their listed property trust exposure.

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Keywords

Hedging - Investment Dynamics - Lpt Futures - Lpts - Performance Analysis - Risk Management - Scenario Analysis

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