Society of Property Researchers Property Derivatives Briefing Seminar II Property Derivatives: What’s in the Pricing? What’s in the Future? Society of Property Researchers Thursday 2 nd July 2009
Society of Property Researchers
Property Derivatives Briefing Seminar II
Property Derivatives: What’s in the Pricing? What’s
in the Future?
Society of Property Researchers
Thursday 2nd July 2009
Society of Property Researchers
Seminar Welcome
Welcome Chair
Iain ReidChief Executive and Chief Investment OfficerProtego Real Estate Investors LLP
Society of Property Researchers
Society of Property Researchers
Agenda• Real Estate Derivatives from First Principles: Interpretation of
Pricing– Christophe Cuny
Director: Property Derivatives, Eurohypo
• TRS Pricing: Rational Trading Window and Market Spreads– Colin Lizieri
Professor of Real Estate Finance; Director of Research for Real Estate & Planning, Henley Business School, University of Reading
• Listed Property Derivatives: Benefits and Applications– Stuart Heath
Director: Product Strategy, Eurex
Society of Property Researchers
SPR Derivatives Event – L&G July 2009
Real Estate Derivatives from First Principles: Interpretation of PricingChristophe Cuny
1 Real Estate – It’s Almost All Different
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Classical Perspective
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)
■ Impossible to outperform the market for a consistently
■ Random walk assumption
■ Generally accepted in traditional asset classes
Risk Management Implications
■ Hold large enough portfolio ⇒ Idiosyncratic risk is eliminated
■ Assume a Law of Large Numbers can be applied
■ Diversification is possible
Real Estate Stylised Facts
Real Estate and Alternative Assets Require Customised Risk Models
■ Real Estate vs. Traditional Asset Classes:
■ Cyclical: Long cycle vs. random walk assumption
■ Liquidity: Low transaction volumes vs. high frequency data
■ Inertia: Delay in responding to new information vs. quasi instantaneous adjustment
■ Arbitrage: Incomplete markets vs. dynamic, frictionless hedging. No hedge replication
■ Heterogeneity: More persistent asset specific differences vs. diversification
■ Indivisibility: Or near enough
■ Biases: Auto-correlation from appraisal smoothing
2 “I know it works in practice but would it work in theory?”
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197319721870s1690s
The Egg Came First
Kairys, Joseph P., Jr., and Nicholas Valerio III, 1997, The market for equity
options in the 1870s, Journal of Finance 52, 1707-1723.
Black, Fischer, and Myron Scholes, 1972, The valuation of option contracts and a test of market
efficiency, Journal of Finance 27, 399-417. Using the diaries of an option
broker from 1966 to 1969, Black and Scholes (1972, p. 413).
Black, Fischer, and Myron Scholes, 1973, The pricing of options and
corporate liabilities, Journal of Political Economy
81, 637-654.
A market in equity options emerges in London during the stock market boom
of the early 1690s.
First Responses
Banks
Inflation models favoured but commonality proves superficial:
■ Index lag
■ Seasonality
■ Serial Correlation
But arbitrage pricing in inflation markets was possible: index-linked bonds allowed for this before inflation derivatives became swap–driven. No such parallel in Real Estate:
■ The Spot/Futures arbitrage is somewhat impaired by the fact that there is no Spot market in Real estate. The market is self-referential
■ Just about everything else gets in the way of conventional pricing: transaction costs, indivisibility, mean reversion and cyclicality, non-normality of returns…
Academia
■ The what the..? hard core die-hard arbitrage faithful. An anomaly in an otherwise perfect world.
■ The hey, what the… compromisers of Equilibrium Pricing
■ The Incomplete Markets theorists
No-Arbitrage Models
Buttimer, R. J.,Kau, J. B. and Slawson, V. C.,
A Model for Pricing Securities
Dependent upon a Real Estate Index, Journal of Housing
Economics, 6,16-30, 1997.
Buttimer, R. J.,Kau, J. B. and Slawson, V. C.,
A Model for Pricing Securities
Dependent upon a Real Estate Index, Journal of Housing
Economics, 6,16-30, 1997.
Baran, L. C., Buttimer, R. J. and
Clark, S. P., Calibration of a
Commodity Price Model with
Unobserved Factors: The Case of Real
Estate Index Futures, Review of
Futures Markets, 16, 4, 3, 2008.
Baran, L. C., Buttimer, R. J. and
Clark, S. P., Calibration of a
Commodity Price Model with
Unobserved Factors: The Case of Real
Estate Index Futures, Review of
Futures Markets, 16, 4, 3, 2008.
Ciurlia, P. and Gheno, A., A model
for pricing real estate derivatives with
stochastic interest rates, MPRA Paper
No. 9924, 2008
Ciurlia, P. and Gheno, A., A model
for pricing real estate derivatives with
stochastic interest rates, MPRA Paper
No. 9924, 2008
Patel, K. and Pereira, R., Pricing
Property Index Linked Swaps with
Counterparty Default Risk, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 36, 1,
2007
Patel, K. and Pereira, R., Pricing
Property Index Linked Swaps with
Counterparty Default Risk, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 36, 1,
2007
Björk, T. and Clapham, E.,, A Note
on the Pricing of Real Estate Index
Linked Swaps, Journal of Housing
Economics, 11, 418-432, 2002.
Björk, T. and Clapham, E.,, A Note
on the Pricing of Real Estate Index
Linked Swaps, Journal of Housing
Economics, 11, 418-432, 2002.
Some References (1)
Baum, A., Lizieri, C.,Marcato, G. and Ogden P., Pricing Inefficiencies in Private Real Estate Markets Using Total
Return Swaps, Working Paper presented at the AUEREA Conference,
2009.
Baum, A., Lizieri, C.,Marcato, G. and Ogden P., Pricing Inefficiencies in Private Real Estate Markets Using Total
Return Swaps, Working Paper presented at the AUEREA Conference,
2009.
Geltner, D. andFisher, J., Pricing and
Index Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Derivatives, Journal of Portfolio Management,
33, 5, 2007.
Geltner, D. andFisher, J., Pricing and
Index Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Derivatives, Journal of Portfolio Management,
33, 5, 2007.
Baum, A., Lizieri, C., Marcato, G., Pricing Property Derivatives, Investment Property
Forum, 2006.
Baum, A., Lizieri, C., Marcato, G., Pricing Property Derivatives, Investment Property
Forum, 2006.
Equilibrium Pricing – Inefficiency Pricing
Some References (2)
Radu Tanaru presents joint work with Frank
Fabozzi on new models for pricing property
derivatives using mean-reverting models with non-constant long-run
trend in Cambridgein 2009.
Radu Tanaru presents joint work with Frank
Fabozzi on new models for pricing property
derivatives using mean-reverting models with non-constant long-run
trend in Cambridgein 2009.
Otaka, M. and Kawaguchi. Y.,
Hedging and Pricing of Real Estate Securities
under Market Incompleteness, Working
Paper, 2002/2003.
Otaka, M. and Kawaguchi. Y.,
Hedging and Pricing of Real Estate Securities
under Market Incompleteness, Working
Paper, 2002/2003.
Incomplete Markets Pricing
Some References (3)
3 The Information Value of Property Derivatives
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Ex-What?
Ex-Ante
■ Most pricing methodologies do not actually price Property Derivatives Ex-Ante
■ Pricing Property Derivatives Ex-Ante leads to significant differences with observed prices
■ The only Ex-Ante value of such approaches is the modelling of Property Derivatives that seeks to explain observed prices
■ Until the embryonic futures market develops or/and Total Return Swaps acquire significant liquidity, the egg will lead the chicken
Ex-Post
■ Once a price is observed, it carries significant information value
■ The Ex-Post analysis of prices is the only way to determine the value (if not the Ex-Ante price) of Property Derivatives
In Action (Using REDCalc 1.0)
More Granularity (Using REDCalc 2.0 Prototype)
Appendix I
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REITS as Property Derivatives
Risk and Return: Real Estate or Not Real Estate?
Comparative Performance (TR/GBP)(1) NAV Discount Premium Index
FTSE 100 Index FTSE UK Gilts All Stocks IndexFTSE Global Hedge Index FTSE EPRA/NAREIT UK IndexFTSE ALL UK Commercial Property Index (NAV)
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(60.0%)
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0.0%
FTSE EPRA UK Premium to NAV (LH)RED Implied LIBOR Spread (RH)
(1) To 31 August 2008Source: MSS FTSE and Bloomberg, Eurohypo
Appendix II
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In Case of Emergency
What Implied Forwards Mean
■ Let us say that we wish to borrow money for one year starting one year from now and that our bank is unable to fathom the price for this forward starting transaction. We can roll our own instead:
■ We borrow money for two years today
■ Since we don’t need the loan until one year from now, we simply lend the money for one year
■ The net result or synthetic forward is that we have borrowed money for one year in one year
■ We have used no arithmetic at this stage, but we may benefit from visualising the transaction in a simple diagram:
Year 1 Year 2Borrow 2 Years
Lend 1 Year
Net (Synthetic) Result:Borrow For 1 Year in 1 Year
Appendix III
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Further Information
For the Uninitiated
■ The Information Value of Property Derivatives
Eurohypo AG is authorised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht.
© Colin Lizieri 2008 www.henley.reading.ac.uk
School of Real Estate & Planning
02 July 2009
Based on Research by Gianluca MarcatoBased on Research by Gianluca Marcato**, , Colin LizieriColin Lizieri**, Paul Ogden, Paul Ogden## and Andrew Baumand Andrew Baum**
* University of Reading* University of Reading# RPM Investment Management# RPM Investment Management
Pricing Property Swaps: Market Pricing Property Swaps: Market Efficiency, Trading Windows and MarginsEfficiency, Trading Windows and Margins
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•• Market Efficiency Requires Critical MassMarket Efficiency Requires Critical Mass•• What Are Implications of Fall in Volumes?What Are Implications of Fall in Volumes?
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Equity Index Swap Margins Equity Index Swap Margins ……•• Investor Sells Equity Index Receives LIBORInvestor Sells Equity Index Receives LIBOR•• Can Use LIBOR Payments to Borrow CapitalCan Use LIBOR Payments to Borrow Capital•• Can Use Borrowed Capital to Buy EquitiesCan Use Borrowed Capital to Buy Equities•• Equity Portfolio Pays Equity Index LegEquity Portfolio Pays Equity Index Leg•• LIBOR Payments Cover DebtLIBOR Payments Cover Debt•• Therefore Therefore ““ZeroZero”” Risk Position Risk Position –– No PremiumNo Premium•• Actual Spreads Soon Converged to Actual Spreads Soon Converged to
Theoretical Position with Critical MassTheoretical Position with Critical Mass•• Counterparty Risk Outside Swap Margin?Counterparty Risk Outside Swap Margin?
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Is Real Estate Different? Is Real Estate Different?
•• Cannot Invest in the Cannot Invest in the ““IndexIndex””– Diversification, Specific Risk and Tracking Error– Standard Arbitrage Model Will Not Work …
•• Index is Appraisal BasedIndex is Appraisal Based– Smoothing, Serial Correlation & Momentum
Effects•• Inefficiencies in Underlying Asset MarketInefficiencies in Underlying Asset Market
– High round trip transaction costs– Illiquidity and time to trade– Real management costs– Heterogeneity and “alpha”
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Implications for Swap SpreadsImplications for Swap Spreads
•• Large Swap Spreads Rational? Large Swap Spreads Rational? •• Buyer AND Seller May Be Prepared to Cede a Buyer AND Seller May Be Prepared to Cede a
Premium to Trade in DerivativesPremium to Trade in Derivatives•• This Creates a This Creates a ““Swap WindowSwap Window”” around the around the
Neutral Zero MarginNeutral Zero Margin•• Actual Trading Will Take Place In That Actual Trading Will Take Place In That
Window, Determined By Supply and DemandWindow, Determined By Supply and Demand
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Modelling the PriceModelling the Price
•• Need to Adjust Pricing for RiskNeed to Adjust Pricing for Risk– In efficient market, correctly discounted NPV = 0
•• Two Broad ApproachesTwo Broad Approaches– Arbitrage Approach– Direct Valuation of Contract– Should Give Same Answer …
•• Approach Adopted in ResearchApproach Adopted in Research– Examine NPV of contract on certainty equivalent
basis– Estimate what buyer, seller might pay as spread– Create a “swap window”
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Pricing Swaps: Pricing Swaps: NPV/Certainty Equivalent ApproachNPV/Certainty Equivalent Approach
•• Equation 1 shows Baseline NPV for Buyer of Equation 1 shows Baseline NPV for Buyer of Swap Contract Including SpreadSwap Contract Including Spread
•• And for SellerAnd for Seller
•• Solve for the Spread/MarginSolve for the Spread/Margin•• Then Model Complexities Caused By MarketThen Model Complexities Caused By Market
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Factors Influencing SpreadsFactors Influencing Spreads•• Transaction CostsTransaction Costs
– Buyer and seller avoid transaction costs– Effects reduce with holding period / swap maturity– Effects are asymmetric …
•• Execution TimeExecution Time– Time taken to get into market lengthy– Can access swaps market swiftly– Impact will vary with underlying market trend
•• Appraisal and Smoothing EffectsAppraisal and Smoothing Effects– Index lags the market?– Beliefs about trends/momentum will affect spreads– Impact dampens quickly with tenor of swap
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Some Preliminary ResultsSome Preliminary Results
•• First, model on a static basis First, model on a static basis –– taking long taking long run average market valuesrun average market values
•• Second, model using a stochastic frameworkSecond, model using a stochastic framework– Monte Carlo simulation model– Inputs based on historic values and volatilities– Examine the average buyer/seller and 5%, 95%
tails•• What will the margin be?What will the margin be?
– In an Efficient Market, trading at mid-point?– But what about a market without critical mass?
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Static Model: Combined EffectStatic Model: Combined Effect
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Moving to a Stochastic ApproachMoving to a Stochastic Approach
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•• Allow Real Estate and LIBOR Returns to VaryAllow Real Estate and LIBOR Returns to Vary•• Assume Stable But Volatile MarketAssume Stable But Volatile Market•• Allow for Index Smoothing EffectsAllow for Index Smoothing Effects
– Index is Smoothed– Underlying Real Estate is Not
•• Model Using Monte Carlo Simulation Model Using Monte Carlo Simulation ApproachApproach
•• Also Model Falling Market Scenario Also Model Falling Market Scenario – Current Results Unstable …
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Stochastic Model: Combined EffectsStochastic Model: Combined Effects
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Discussion / ConclusionsDiscussion / Conclusions
•• There is a rational trading window in which There is a rational trading window in which spreads/margins can fall;spreads/margins can fall;
•• MidMid--point pricing points to feasibly large point pricing points to feasibly large spreads for short tenors, but tending to zero;spreads for short tenors, but tending to zero;
•• BUT BUT …… this assumes efficiency and critical massthis assumes efficiency and critical mass•• In practice, unlikely to hold:In practice, unlikely to hold:
– Imbalance between short and long interest?– Function of state of market / market sentiment– Who will go short? Who is allowed to short?– Arbitrage and closing out positions?
•• Margins are NOT forecasts! Margins are NOT forecasts!
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Listed Property Derivatives: Benefits and Applications
Society of Property Researchers
2nd July, 2009
FuturesA futures contract is a standardized contract to buy or sell a specified commodity of standardized quality at a certain date inthe future, at a market determined price.
FuturesA futures contract is a standardized contract to buy or sell a specified commodity of standardized quality at a certain date inthe future, at a market determined price.
The contracts are traded on a regulated futures exchange and are listed derivatives
FuturesA futures contract is a standardized contract to buy or sell a specified commodity of standardized quality at a certain date inthe future, at a market determined price.
The contracts are traded on a regulated futures exchange and are listed derivatives
The underlying asset to a futures contract need not be traditional "commodities" at all – for financial futures, the underlying asset can be currencies, equities or referenced items such as indices
FuturesA futures contract is a standardized contract to buy or sell a specified commodity of standardized quality at a certain date inthe future, at a market determined price.
The contracts are traded on a regulated futures exchange and are listed derivatives
The underlying asset to a futures contract need not be traditional "commodities" at all – for financial futures, the underlying asset can be currencies, equities or referenced items such as indices
Futures Exchange
’ In a well ordered society there will be a need for a market place with a lower class of person whose job it will be to sell to those who want to buy and buy from those who want to sell. They will commonly be those who are weakest in bodily strength and therefore of little use for any other purpose. ‘
The Republic, Plato, 375 BC
Futures Exchanges
1697 1697 –– DojimaDojima Rice Exchange, OsakaRice Exchange, Osaka1848 1848 –– Chicago Board of Trade ( CBOT )Chicago Board of Trade ( CBOT )1874 1874 –– Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)1877 1877 –– London Metal ExchangeLondon Metal Exchange1982 1982 –– London International Financial Futures London International Financial Futures
Exchange (LIFFE)Exchange (LIFFE)1990 1990 –– Deutsche Deutsche TerminbTerminböörserse (DTB) (DTB) 1998 1998 –– EurexEurex (merger DTB & SOFFEX)(merger DTB & SOFFEX)
The Key Functions of the Exchange
StandardizationThe contracts traded on futures exchanges are always standardized. To help liquidity there is only a limited number of standardized contracts.
The determined future date is called the final settlement date and has a final settlement price determined by the exchangeThe official price of the futures contract published at the end of each day is the daily settlement price
TransparencyTo secure a fair price, determined by supply and demand (buy and sell orders) at the time of purchase or sale of the contract in an orderly market open to all
ClearingThere is a clear division of responsibility between provision of the trading facility (order book) and the settlement of subsequent trades. Settlement is the task of the clearing house whose role is to maintain the integrity and reliability of the marketplace.
To serve as central counterparty (buyer to every seller and seller to every buyer)To collect collateral (initial margin) to be used as cover for contract fulfilmentTo settle gains and losses every day (mark-to-market)To guarantee prompt settlement and contract delivery
Contract SpecificationsContract Specifications – Property Index Futures
Contract Product ID Underlying
IPD UK Annual All Property Total Return Futures
Eurex: PUKA
IPD UK Annual Index All Property Total Returns
Contract Value Contract has a Nominal Value of GBP 50,000
Settlement Contract is cash settled.
Price Quotation and Minimum Price Change Price is expressed as 100 plus the percentage total return in the year to the end of December.
The Minimum Price Change (”Tick”) shall be 0.05 points, this represents a value of GBP 25.
Minimum Price Change Contract Contract Value
%age Value
IPD UK Annual All Property Total Return Futures GBP 50,000 0.05 GBP 25
Contract Years 5 successive annual contracts are to be available. Contract Expiry is on an end of March cycle.
Final Settlement Day Final Settlement Day is the last trading day of March immediately following the calendar year that the contract applies to.
Daily Settlement Price Determined by Eurex based upon available quotes in the order book.
Final Settlement PriceFinal Settlement Price The final settlement price shall reflect the nominal par value of 100 plus the annual Total Return for the IPD® UK Annual All Property Index during the calculation year. The final settlement price shall be calculated to three decimal places and rounded to the next possible interval of 0.005, or 0.01, or multiples thereof; on the basis of the following formula:
Final Settlement Price = 100 * [ TRI t / TRI (t – 1) ]
Where:
TRI t = Total Returns Index Value at the end of the Annual Period
TRI (t – 1) = Total Returns Index Value at the beginning of the Annual Period
Final Settlement Price Example: Cal 09 at March 31st 2010
IPD® UK All Property Total Return Index as at 31st Dec 2008: 1178.0732
IPD® UK All Property Total Return Index as at 31st Dec 2009: 1007.2526
Final Settlement Price = 100 * [1007.2526/ 1178.0732] = 85.50
Prices in the Order Book
Prices in the Order Book / Broker Screens
OTC Prices > Futures PricesOTC - Total Return Swap Property Derivative Prices
Period Input Fixed Leg (bps)Beginning Ending Country Frequency Sector Returns Bid Ask Mid
31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 UK Annual All Property Total Return -1550 -1450 -150031-Dec-08 31-Dec-10 UK Annual All Property Total Return -550 -450 -50031-Dec-08 31-Dec-11 UK Annual All Property Total Return -50 50 031-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 UK Annual All Property Total Return 200 300 25031-Dec-08 31-Dec-13 UK Annual All Property Total Return 350 450 40031-Dec-08 31-Dec-14 UK Annual All Property Total Return 425 525 475
Source: Tullet Prebon (TPPR)
OTC Prices > Futures PricesOTC - Total Return Swap Property Derivative Prices
Period Input Fixed Leg (bps)Beginning Ending Country Frequency Sector Returns Bid Ask Mid
31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 UK Annual All Property Total Return -1550 -1450 -150031-Dec-08 31-Dec-10 UK Annual All Property Total Return -550 -450 -50031-Dec-08 31-Dec-11 UK Annual All Property Total Return -50 50 031-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 UK Annual All Property Total Return 200 300 25031-Dec-08 31-Dec-13 UK Annual All Property Total Return 350 450 40031-Dec-08 31-Dec-14 UK Annual All Property Total Return 425 525 475
Source: Tullet Prebon (TPPR)
OTC >> Futures Starting Index as at 31 Dec 08 1178.073
OTC Swap Period
Mid Quote
bpsYear
FractionDiscount Factor
SumProdYear+Df
Gross Mid TR
Projected Calendar Mid TR
Projected Index Level
Fair Futures
MidDec-08 Dec-09 -1500 1 0.988413 0.988413 -1482.62 -15.00% 1001.362 85.00 Dec-08 Dec-10 -500 1 0.963605 1.952018 -976.009 5.26% 1054.008 105.26 Dec-08 Dec-11 0 1 0.925296 2.877315 0 10.55% 1165.186 110.55 Dec-08 Dec-12 250 1.00274 0.884754 3.764492 941.123 10.64% 1289.128 110.64 Dec-08 Dec-13 400 1 0.844457 4.608949 1843.579 10.69% 1426.895 110.69 Dec-08 Dec-14 475 1 0.806401 5.41535 2572.291 9.04% 1555.838 109.04
Futures Prices > OTC PricesIPD® Property Index Futures Prices
IPD Calendar Period Futures Input PriceBeginning Ending Expiry Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 Mar-10 85.00 86.00 85.50 31-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Mar-11 103.00 104.00 103.50 31-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 Mar-12 108.00 112.00 110.00 31-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 Mar-13 112.00 114.00 113.00 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Mar-14 114.00 115.00 114.50
Futures Prices > OTC PricesIPD® Property Index Futures Prices
IPD Calendar Period Futures Input PriceBeginning Ending Expiry Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 Mar-10 85.00 86.00 85.50 31-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Mar-11 103.00 104.00 103.50 31-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 Mar-12 108.00 112.00 110.00 31-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 Mar-13 112.00 114.00 113.00 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Mar-14 114.00 115.00 114.50
Futures >> OTC 1178.0732 Starting Index as at 31 Dec 08
OTC Calendar Period Futures
Prices Mid Projected Index Level
Projected Annual TR
Year Fraction
Discount Factor
SumProdYear+Df
Discounted Property Leg
OTC Term Swap Equivalent
31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 85.50 1007.2526 -14.50% 1 0.988413 0.988413 -14.33% -14.50%31-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 103.50 1042.5064 3.50% 1 0.963605 1.952018 -10.96% -5.61%31-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 110.00 1146.7571 10.00% 1 0.925296 2.877315 -1.71% -0.59%31-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 113.00 1295.8355 13.00% 1.00274 0.884754 3.764492 9.80% 2.60%31-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 114.50 1483.7317 14.50% 1 0.844457 4.608949 22.04% 4.78%
Futures Prices v OTC Prices
IPD® Property Index Futures Prices > OTC OTC Equivalent PricesIPD Calendar Period Futures Index Projections Input Price Fixed Spreads (bps)
Beginning Ending Expiry 1178.073 1178.073 1178.073 Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 Mar-10 1001.362 1013.143 1007.253 85.00 86.00 85.5 -1500 -1400 -145031-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Mar-11 1031.403 1053.669 1042.506 103.00 104.00 103.5 -611 -511 -56131-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 Mar-12 1113.915 1180.109 1146.757 108.00 112.00 110 -158 39 -5931-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 Mar-13 1247.585 1345.324 1295.836 112.00 114.00 113 162 359 26031-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Mar-14 1422.247 1547.123 1483.732 114.00 115.00 114.5 389 568 478
OTC Total Return Swap Property Derivative Prices > Futures IPD® Property FuturesPeriod Fixed Leg (bps) Price
Beginning Ending Country Frequency Sector Returns Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 UK Annual All Prop TR -1550 -1450 -1500 84.50 85.50 85.00 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-10 UK Annual All Prop TR -550 -450 -500 104.75 105.75 105.2531-Dec-08 31-Dec-11 UK Annual All Prop TR -50 50 0 110.05 111.05 110.5531-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 UK Annual All Prop TR 200 300 250 110.15 111.15 110.6531-Dec-08 31-Dec-13 UK Annual All Prop TR 350 450 400 110.20 111.20 110.70
Futures Prices v OTC Prices
IPD® Property Index Futures Prices > OTC OTC Equivalent PricesIPD Calendar Period Futures Index Projections Input Price Fixed Spreads (bps)
Beginning Ending Expiry 1178.073 1178.073 1178.073 Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 Mar-10 1001.362 1013.143 1007.253 85.00 86.00 85.5 -1500 -1400 -145031-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Mar-11 1031.403 1053.669 1042.506 103.00 104.00 103.5 -611 -511 -56131-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 Mar-12 1113.915 1180.109 1146.757 108.00 112.00 110 -158 39 -5931-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 Mar-13 1247.585 1345.324 1295.836 112.00 114.00 113 162 359 26031-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Mar-14 1422.247 1547.123 1483.732 114.00 115.00 114.5 389 568 478
OTC Total Return Swap Property Derivative Prices > Futures IPD® Property FuturesPeriod Fixed Leg (bps) Price
Beginning Ending Country Frequency Sector Returns Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 UK Annual All Prop TR -1550 -1450 -1500 84.50 85.50 85.00 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-10 UK Annual All Prop TR -550 -450 -500 104.75 105.75 105.2531-Dec-08 31-Dec-11 UK Annual All Prop TR -50 50 0 110.05 111.05 110.5531-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 UK Annual All Prop TR 200 300 250 110.15 111.15 110.6531-Dec-08 31-Dec-13 UK Annual All Prop TR 350 450 400 110.20 111.20 110.70
Significant Divergence?
Futures Prices v OTC Prices
IPD® Property Index Futures Prices > OTC OTC Equivalent PricesIPD Calendar Period Futures Index Projections Input Price Fixed Spreads (bps)
Beginning Ending Expiry 1178.073 1178.073 1178.073 Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 Mar-10 1001.362 1013.143 1007.253 85.00 86.00 85.5 -1500 -1400 -145031-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 Mar-11 1031.403 1053.669 1042.506 103.00 104.00 103.5 -611 -511 -56131-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 Mar-12 1113.915 1180.109 1146.757 108.00 112.00 110 -158 39 -5931-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 Mar-13 1247.585 1345.324 1295.836 112.00 114.00 113 162 359 26031-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Mar-14 1422.247 1547.123 1483.732 114.00 115.00 114.5 389 568 478
OTC Total Return Swap Property Derivative Prices > Futures IPD® Property FuturesPeriod Fixed Leg (bps) Price
Beginning Ending Country Frequency Sector Returns Bid Ask Mid Bid Ask Mid31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 UK Annual All Prop TR -1550 -1450 -1500 84.50 85.50 85.00 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-10 UK Annual All Prop TR -550 -450 -500 104.75 105.75 105.2531-Dec-08 31-Dec-11 UK Annual All Prop TR -50 50 0 110.05 111.05 110.5531-Dec-08 31-Dec-12 UK Annual All Prop TR 200 300 250 110.15 111.15 110.6531-Dec-08 31-Dec-13 UK Annual All Prop TR 350 450 400 110.20 111.20 110.70
Or Illiquid Markets?
Applications 1. > Replication of TRS
IPD® UK Annual All Property Total Return Swap
Trade Date 30/06/2009
Receive Property Asset Pay Finance LegNotional 5,000,000 GBP Notional 5,000,000 GBPTerm 4 Years Term 4 YearsMaturity Date 31/12/2012 Maturity Date 31/12/2012Effective Date 31/12/2008 Effective Date 31/12/2008Reference Index IPD UK A ALL PROP Coupon 2.50% paPayment Frequency Annual Payment Frequency Annual
Basis Bond Equivalent
Applications 1. > Replication of TRS
Property Total Return Swaps - CashflowsProperty Leg Annual (Mid) ReceiveEffective Date Pay Date Total Return Amount DiscFact 470,561.52 31-Dec-0831-Dec-09 31-Mar-10 -15.000% 750,000.00- 0.98841 741,310.07- 31-Dec-10 31-Mar-11 5.257% 262,872.89 0.96360 253,305.55 31-Dec-11 30-Mar-12 10.548% 527,403.43 0.92530 488,004.52 31-Dec-12 28-Mar-13 10.637% 531,855.99 0.88475 470,561.52
470,561.52
Fixed Leg PayDate Pay Date Coupon Amount DiscFact 470,561.52- 31-Dec-0831-Dec-09 31-Mar-10 2.50% 125,000.00- 0.98841 123,551.68- 31-Dec-10 31-Mar-11 2.50% 125,000.00- 0.96360 120,450.58- 31-Dec-11 30-Mar-12 2.50% 125,000.00- 0.92530 115,662.06- 31-Dec-12 28-Mar-13 2.50% 125,342.47- 0.88475 110,897.20-
470,561.52-
Applications 1. > Replication of TRS
OTC Swap Period
Mid Quote
bpsYear
FractionDiscount Factor
SumProdYear+Df
Gross Mid TR
Projected Calendar Mid TR
Projected Index Level
Fair Futures
MidDec-08 Dec-09 -1500 1 0.988413 0.988413 -1482.62 -15.000% 1001.362 85.00 Dec-08 Dec-10 -500 1 0.963605 1.952018 -976.009 5.257% 1054.008 105.26 Dec-08 Dec-11 0 1 0.925296 2.877315 0 10.548% 1165.186 110.55 Dec-08 Dec-12 250 1.00274 0.884754 3.764492 941.123 10.637% 1289.128 110.64
Futures Contract Strip EquivalentExpiry Buy/Sell Contracts Price Reval P&L
31-Mar-10 BUY 98.84 85.00 85.00 - 31-Mar-11 BUY 96.36 105.26 105.26 - 30-Mar-12 BUY 92.53 110.55 110.55 - 28-Mar-13 BUY 88.48 110.64 110.64 -
Applications 1. > Replication of TRS
OTC Swap Period
Mid Quote
bpsYear
FractionDiscount Factor
SumProdYear+Df
Gross Mid TR
Projected Calendar Mid TR
Projected Index Level
Fair Futures
MidDec-08 Dec-09 -1500 1 0.988413 0.988413 -1482.62 -15.000% 1001.362 85.00 Dec-08 Dec-10 -500 1 0.963605 1.952018 -976.009 5.257% 1054.008 105.26 Dec-08 Dec-11 0 1 0.925296 2.877315 0 10.548% 1165.186 110.55 Dec-08 Dec-12 250 1.00274 0.884754 3.764492 941.123 10.637% 1289.128 110.64
Futures Contract Strip EquivalentExpiry Buy/Sell Contracts Price Reval P&L
31-Mar-10 BUY 98.84 85.00 85.00 - 31-Mar-11 BUY 96.36 105.26 105.26 - 30-Mar-12 BUY 92.53 110.55 110.55 - 28-Mar-13 BUY 88.48 110.64 110.64 -
Applications 1a. > Replication of Notes
£10 million 4 year Note:
Purchase £9.3m face of UK Gilts 4½ Mar-13 @ 106.00 (yields 2.774%)
Purchase Futures Strip above 753 contracts at average price 102.50
Initial Margin of 5.4% x 753 contracts x £ 50,000 notional = £2.033m
Deposit Collateral £2.096m wit Eurex Clearing via General Clearing Member (UK Gilts are Accepted Collateral at Eurex Clearing with a 3% haircut)
Returns on £10 m = 2.774% p.a. +/- (IPD Total Returns – 2.5% pa.)
Futures Contract Strip EquivalentExpiry Buy/Sell Contracts Price Reval P&L
31-Mar-10 BUY 198 85.00 85.00 - 31-Mar-11 BUY 193 105.26 105.26 - 30-Mar-12 BUY 185 110.55 110.55 - 28-Mar-13 BUY 177 110.64 110.64 -
Eurex Clearing AG: the Central Counterparty
Applications 2. > Calendar SpreadsCalendar Curve
82.25
103
110111.75
116.05
78
88
98
108
118
Cal 09 Cal 10 Cal 11 Cal 12 Cal 13
Contract Expiry
Futu
res
Pric
e
4-May
Calendar Curve
82.25
103
110111.75
116.05
78
88
98
108
118
Cal 09 Cal 10 Cal 11 Cal 12 Cal 13
Contract Expiry
Futu
res
Pric
e
4-May
Applications 2. > Calendar Spreads
oversold
overbought
pivot
Applications 2. > Calendar SpreadsCalendar Curve
116.05
82.25
114.5
85.5
78
88
98
108
118
Cal 09 Cal 10 Cal 11 Cal 12 Cal 13
Contract Expiry
Futu
res
Pric
e
4-May
24-Jun
Applications 2. > Calendar SpreadsCalendar Curve
116.05
82.25
114.5
85.5
78
88
98
108
118
Cal 09 Cal 10 Cal 11 Cal 12 Cal 13
Contract Expiry
Futu
res
Pric
e
4-May
24-Jun
up 3.25 pts / 65 ticks / £1,625
down 1.55 pts / 31 ticks / £775
Applications > Relative Value Positioning
Implied yield UK majors IPD spot Yield (May) Implied IPD forward swaps/futures
7.76% 7.8% 8.26%
AAA CMBS trading prices CMBS Implied falls in value of real estate from Dec08
Implied fall in capital value in IPD from Dec08
70% 50-60% 28%
Relative Value Positioning – Across Property Assets1. UK REITS v IPD Synthetic
● Sell Listed Equity v Buy IPD
2. CMBS v IPD Synthetic
● Buy CMBS versus Sell IPD
3. Capital Value Structure
● Buy Equity & Debt versus Sell IPD
Strategy Ideas - courtesy of REECH Aim
Implied Real Estate Cost (Debt + Equity ) IPD forwards – Cal 2011/2012/2013
80% +10%
Applications > Property Derivatives Portfolio Ramp Up
Allocate (expected) Funds to BUY immediate synthetic exposure now –reduce synthetic exposure when direct assets are identified and addedManage redemptions by selling synthetic exposure and unwinding on asset disposals
Hedging Sell (short) synthetic exposure to protect value of prime/core assets to protect absolute returns
Portfolio Rebalancing Trade synthetic exposure intra / inter funds without incurring direct costs
Diversification/Tactical Asset AllocationTake/adjust property exposure using synthetic instruments
Instruments of Real Estate Beta Use futures to return market beta whilst re-balancing portfolios
The Regulatory ViewPAUL TUCKER,
DEPUTY GOVERNOR, FINANCIAL STABILITY, BANK OF ENGLAND
Association of British Insurers 2009 Conference London 9 June 2009
“…the Bank of England agrees that more of the vanilla OTC markets should be cleared via central counterparty clearing houses.”
“Central clearing can help to provide transparency and consistency in valuations and haircuts.”
“The financial community must also be open to more trading in core, vanilla markets going via exchanges or other well-designed and open trading platforms. If well constructed, that could help to preserve liquidity when times are tough.”
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Society of Property Researchers
Q&A Session
Property Derivatives: What’s in the Pricing? What’s
in the Future?
Society of Property Researchers
Thursday 2nd July 2009
Society of Property Researchers
Panel• Christophe Cuny
– Director: Property Derivatives, Eurohypo
• Colin Lizieri– Professor of Real Estate Finance; Director of Research for Real Estate
& Planning, Henley Business School, University of Reading
• Stuart Heath– Director: Product Strategy, Eurex
• Robert Fourt– Partner: Planning & Development and Structured Finance, Gerald Eve
Society of Property Researchers
Society of Property Researchers
BiographiesIain ReidChief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Protego Real Estate Investors LLP
Iain Reid is a founder of Protego Real Estate Investors LLP and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He was previously Chief Executive of a successful Pan European property investment management subsidiary of a publicly quoted asset management company which he grew between 2001 and 2003 from €2bn AUM to €10bn AUM, through organic growth as well as acquisitions. This company had 45 separate account clients and 25 fund investors in its institutional client base. Over the preceding period since 1993, at which time Iain joined the Barclay's Bank Group, he transformed an internal Barclay's property investment service operation into a third party business, adding numerous blue chip clients and doubling AUM in the process. Iain was also Chief Investment Officer of the company from 1993 to 2001. Over this time, Iain created a personal and corporate reputation for groundbreaking innovations in the property sector. In particular, he was responsible for creating Property Index Certificates (a bond structure), Property Index Forwards and some of the first private institutional co-investment vehicles in the UK. In the period from 1986 to 1992, Iain was International Head of Research at Richard Ellis, Property Consultants, where he was responsible for developing the service to investors including one of the first property return forecasting systems and the creation of the UK's first monthly index of the property market. This became a substantial consulting business. Up to 1986 Iain was the Managing Partner of Richard Ellis' UK Investment Management Division. Iain chairs Protego’s investment committee. He is a member and former Chairman of the IPF's Property Derivatives Interest Group; a member of the all-asset class UK Investment Performance Council; the NAPF's Property Investment Sub-Committee and the IPD Index Consultative Group.
Society of Property Researchers
BiographiesChristophe Cuny - Director: Property Derivatives, Eurohypo
Christophe Cuny joined Eurohypo in September 2008 to originate and structure Property Derivatives solutions for Eurohypo clients. He is one of the pioneers of this relatively new market. Prior to joining Eurohypo, Christophe was responsible for Property Derivatives structuring and marketing at ABN AMRO. He has also consulted on alternative investments (Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Zero-Betas) and was responsible for the development of the then embryonic inflation derivatives at Abbey. Christophe holds an MBA from Cass (City University) Business School.
Colin Lizieri - Professor of Real Estate Finance; Director of Research for Real Estate & Planning, Henley Business School, University of ReadingColin is Professor of Real Estate Finance in the School of Real Estate & Planning at the University of Reading’s Henley Business School. He is director of Research for Real Estate & Planning and served as Head of Department. Colin has worked in real estate for nearly thirty years. His principal research covers modelling of real estate investment, global office markets and international real estate. He has carried out research and consultancy for the European Union, the Norwegian government, Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Department of Communities and Local Government, the Home Office and a wide range of public and private sector clients including PREA, the RICS and IPF and appeared as an expert witness in the Lands Tribunal. He led the Investment Property Forum research projects on commercial property market liquidity and on the pricing of property derivatives. He has published widely in academic and professional journals, with over 100 publications and is the author of Towers of Capital and co-author of The Economics of Commercial Property Markets. He has been asked to present research and lecture in over thirty countries. In 2004 he was awarded the International Real Estate Society achievement award “for outstanding achievement in real estate research, education and practice at the international level” and in 2005 elected an honorary fellow of the Society of Property Researchers “in recognition of an outstanding contribution in the field of property research”.
Society of Property Researchers
BiographiesStuart Heath – Director: Product Strategy, Eurex
Stuart Heath is responsible for the introduction of new asset classes to Eurex, one of the world's largest futures and options exchange and Europe's biggest clearing house. Stuart has spent the last two years working on the launch of property index futures which were introduced with the IPD All Property UK Annual Index futures in February 2009. Prior to joining Eurex in 2007 Stuart worked for 15 years in the financial industry, initially in a risk management role but more recently in a derivatives trading role at institutions such as RBS & Daiwa. Stuart has an MSc in International Banking & Finance from Heriot Watt University and a BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance.
Robert Fourt - Partner: Planning & Development and Structured Finance, Gerald EveRobert is a partner in the Gerald Eve planning & development and structured finance teams, based in the West End. He has been with the firm since 1986 and, in the mid-1990s, he managed the firm’s Polish operations. He has provided advice on a variety of commercial property throughout England and on mainland Europe. Robert has specialised in the field of development consultancy and finance including project co-ordination, strategic planning, financial and risk analysis, feasibility studies and the funding and bringing forward a wide range of schemes on behalf of public, private and corporate clients. Since 2007 he has also been partner responsible for research in Gerald Eve. He has dealt with major acquisitions and disposals of real estate, a number of joint ventures, as well as land assembly and advice upon large mixed-use development schemes. Increasingly he has been asked to advise upon the risk associated with investment and development projects and how this can be quantified and managed. This has involved advising and applying various modelling techniques including VaR, simulation, real options analysis and property derivatives. Robert is a contributing author to Applied Risk Analysis (2003); Real Options Analysis (2005); and Modelling Risk (2006) published by Wiley. He was also invited to present a paper on Investment Holding Periods at the 2005 IPD/IPF conference. Robert also presented papers on UK real estate volatility and real options at the 2006 and 2007 European Real Estate Society conferences. He also oversees the firm's quarterly Investment Brief publication. Robert is an experienced expert witness who has provided evidence upon valuation, financial, viability, and development matters at various public inquiries and in the High Court. In addition Robert provides advice on financial viability in respect of affordable housing provision and planning obligations within schemes utilising both bespoke and the GLA Development Control Toolkit – also known as the ‘Three Dragons’ model.