Moreover, market participants report enquiries on derivatives relating to the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) residential house price index.

The first option on an IPD index outside the UK was traded in January 2007, referenced to the German IPD/DIX Index. Goldman Sachs acted as intermediary for this trade, which was one of the first property derivative transactions in Germany. Subsequently, BNP Paribas offered a capital protected note on a basket consisting of IPD UK All Properties, IPD France Offices and IPD Germany All Properties. IPD publishes official transaction data starting with the second quarter of 2007.

The market picked up quickly, with 44 trades on a total notional value of GB£ 283 million from the second to the fourth quarter of 2007. In May 2007, Deutsche Bank Research expects the German market to reach € 25 billion by 2010. HypoVereinsbank states that a volume of € 150 billion is possible in the long run for Germany and € 300 billion for the European Union.

The numbers represent about 1% of the respective physical property market.

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Increase in reach

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I’m a native Czech speaker and I’ve been working as a freelance English – Czech translator since 2004. My expecience involves cooperation with various customers and companies. I have a university degree (Master of Arts) in computer science and a Cambridge English CPE Certificate.