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The closer the Underlying to Call Price, the more fluctuated the CBBC Price?

When the underlying price is close to the call level of a CBBC, the price of CBBC may be more fluctuated, especially the case of CBBC which has a high outstanding quantity. The main reason is that when the underlying gets closer to the call level, the CBBC investor may offload their stocks in advance, in order to avoid mandatory call, which will increase the selling pressure on CBBC.

On the other hand, take HSI CBBC as an example, the issuer would generally use same month expiry futures index as a hedging tool against HSI CBBC. CBBC with high outstanding quantity would bring more hedging futures index, and when the issuer sells a large amount of hedging futures index on hands, the CBBC price may become more fluctuated.

When a CBBC is close to its call level, and the outstanding quantity of the relevant CBBC is high, this may lead to fluctuation of its price and may increase the risk of being called. If a CBBC has already been called, and the underlying price drops further and touches the strike price within the observation period, the CBBC will carry no residual value. Therefore, when the call price of the CBBC held is closed to the spot price, risk management should be taken according to the market condition.