Property derivatives: Bad news is good news

The growing number of investors wanting to short the commercial property market is good news for property derivatives.

The property derivatives market experienced a rush of news in the first few weeks of this year: the first commercial property derivatives swap; the launch of the first property derivatives hedge fund; the first property derivative written on a mainland European IPD index; the announcement by CBOT of its plan to offer commercial property futures; and a new UK residential property index that could boost residential property derivatives. It is a sign of the momentum building in this sector.

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