For Segments with a Buffer and no declared Cap:
Hypothetical Value of Derivatives = Upside Participation Rate * A – D.
For Segments with a Cap and a Floor:
Hypothetical Value of Derivatives = Upside Participation Rate * (A – B) – C + D.
For Segments with a Floor and with no declared Cap:
Hypothetical Value of Derivatives = Upside Participation Rate * A – C + D.
For Segments with a Contingent Yield and Buffer:
Hypothetical Value of Derivatives = Present value of Contingent Yield(1) – Contingent Yield * E – D
For Segments with a Contingent Yield and a Trigger:
Hypothetical Value of Derivatives = Present value of Contingent Yield(1)– (Contingent Yield – Trigger) * E – D
For Segments with an Annual Lock, We designate and value a replicating derivative structure which is tied to the compounded performance for each year of the Annual Lock.
The following market inputs will be used:
Implied Volatility: This input will vary by the time to the Segment Maturity Date and moneyness (a measure of the difference between an option’s strike price and the current Index value). Linear interpolation between available market inputs will be used to approximate the volatility for a particular option.
Risk-Free Interest Rate: This input will vary by the time to the Segment Maturity Date. Linear interpolation will be used to approximate the risk-free rate for a particular option.
Index Forward: This input is the cost of delivering the Index at a specified date in the future. This cost is driven by current interest rates and projected dividend rates. It will vary by the time to the Segment Maturity Date. Linear interpolation will be used to approximate the forward used for a particular option.
If these market inputs are not available for a Business Day, the market inputs will be based on the prior Business Day’s values.
Additionally, the Hypothetical Value of Derivatives will be adjusted for the potential transaction costs of exiting derivative positions before the Segment Maturity Date. This adjustment may result in a lower Segment Value and helps protect us from the trading risks that may arise when exiting derivative positions.
(1)The "present value of Contingent Yield" is calculated by discounting the Contingent Yield from the Segment Maturity Date to the current date at a risk-free interest rate.
(2) Hypothetical Value of Fixed Assets.
The Hypothetical Value of Fixed Assets is calculated as follows:
Where:
| | A value calculated so Your Segment Value on the Segment start date, prior to any adjustment for exit costs made to the Hypothetical Value of Derivatives, will be equal to Your Investment Base. The Initial Value will not change during the Segment. |
| | The number of full and partial years remaining in Your Segment |
| | An estimate of the change in fixed asset values that has occurred since the start of Your Segment. |
The Rate Adjustment is equal to:
| 1 + Reference Rate as of the Segment Start Date | | |
1 + Reference Rate as of the current date | |
Where:
Rate Adjustment Tenor = Segment Duration*(M/Segment Duration)Rate Adjustment Exponent
Segment Duration = The initial length of the segment in years
Reference Rate = A rate representing current yields. Currently we are using the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index – Yield to Worst rate. We may change the external index being used at any time.
Rate Adjustment Exponent = The current value is 0.5. We may change this value for new segments between the values of 0.2 and 1.