The size of this market is very roughly estimated to be around USD trillion, already over half of the notional size of the hedge fund industry (AUM plus leverage), and growing quickly in the last two years. Structured products are passive in nature (unlike hedge fund active styles), and focus on providing returns (for different risk profiles of clients) with some element of capital guarantee. Constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) is one of the popular new- generation techniques. These products have not been tested when major anomalies in volatility arise. They are highly exposed to downward price gaps in.