29 May 2026
Structured products: AI, volatility and investor demand | The Marex Market Pulse podcast
In this episode of Marex Market Pulse, we explore the key trends shaping structured products markets in 2026, from the impact of higher rates and persistent volatility to the growing role of AI in product design, pricing and client engagement.
Featuring Joost Burgerhout, Head of Marex Financial Products, this discussion examines how investors are balancing the search for yield with a more defensive mindset, and why demand for customised and capital-protected solutions continues to grow across global markets.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What structured products are and who uses them: how investors use customised payoffs to access yield, protection and tailored market exposure
- How sentiment is evolving: investors remain focused on yield, while becoming more selective and defensive amid elevated volatility
- The impact of rates and volatility: higher rates are supporting the return of capital-protected products and reshaping pricing dynamics
- Themes gaining traction: continued demand for autocallables, AI-linked equities, crypto-linked products and bespoke solutions
- How AI is changing the market: from pricing and risk management to automated documentation, analytics and client engagement tools
- Regional growth trends: strong expansion in Asia and continued growth across US structured products markets
- What differentiates Marex: a technology-driven, client-centric approach focused on innovation, flexibility and speed to market
- What to watch next: how macro conditions, rates, inflation and equity market resilience may shape demand through the rest of 2026
Marex Financial Products helps professional investors diversify their portfolios by offering bespoke cross-asset structured products through our own issuance programs and pricing platform. Serving clients from nine locations worldwide, having issued over 25,000 products, with a trading volume surpassing $30 billion across asset classes.
From AI-linked equity exposure and crypto-linked structured notes to changing investor behaviour and macro-driven market dynamics, this episode provides a practical overview of the forces currently driving the structured products landscape.
