Traded on a stock exchange in the same manner as shares, warrants are powerful and transparent investment tools. They can enable investors to maximise financial returns while strictly limiting potential losses. Put warrants also give investors the opportunity to make money even when markets are falling. Warrants have been traded in the main European financial markets for more than a decade. The three largest European warrant markets of Germany, Switzerland and Italy witnessed more than £30bn of warrant trading volume in 2002, Many investors now regard warrants as an essential part of their portfolio.
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