| Islamic capital-protected products are starting to gain ground among retail investors in the Gulf, because of volatility in the equity markets and growing acceptance within the industry of how the products are created.
Traditionally, capital-protected products have been somewhat controversial among Islamic investors; although offering a defined return is acceptable in Islamic finance, investors must take some risk, so that they are not getting money for nothing. In capital-protected products, it can be argued that investors are avoiding downside risk...............................................Full Article: Source
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