In a separate October 5 announcement, Optiver said it had begun making markets in WisdomTree’s new autocallable UCITS ETFs. The portfolios ladder contracts with staggered strikes; their coupons, early redemption and maturity protection remain conditional on index barriers. Exchange trading makes the exposure easier to transact while leaving the underlying payoff complexity intact. Optiver’s structure explanation.
WisdomTree’s September 30 launch announcement lists a 0.65% total expense ratio and annualized targets of 8–9% for DRTN and 6–7% for DRTD. Those targets are conditional, with downside exposure below protection levels. This is a European product development, with no US retail-access assumption. Read the issuer’s launch.