Exchange-Traded Funds and Products

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Stocks vs. ETFs vs. mutual funds: Which is right for you?

In general, though, an ETP is a security that’s listed on a U.S. exchange and seeks to provide exposure to the performance of a benchmark (such as the price of gold), an index (such as the S&P 500) or an actively managed strategy. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the most common and most well-known type of ETP, but ETPs also include exchange-traded notes (ETNs), commodity pools and other product types. Like stocks, an ETF can be traded anytime during the trading hours of the exchange that the ETF is listed on.

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State and local income tax laws may differ from federal income tax law. Fixed-income investments are subject to credit risk of the issuer and the effects of changing interest rates. Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa. An issuer may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. A commodity ETP follows the price of physical goods like gold, oil, or an agricultural product. For example, some commodities may benefit during inflationary times while other investments fall.

Unlike with a mutual fund, retail investors may transact at prices that can deviate—sometimes significantly—from the underlying value of the ETP. Be sure to compare an ETP’s market price with published estimates of its value (such as an intraday indicative value) and also consider order types other than market orders. Public sources, as well as your investment professional, generally can provide timely information on the extent to which an ETP’s current market price might be at a premium or discount to its estimated value.

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Instead, ETFs—and ETPs more generally—employ a unique share issuance and redemption mechanism. An ETF enters into contracts with financial institutions (typically large broker-dealers) to act as “authorized participants” (APs). APs purchase and redeem shares directly with the ETF in the primary market in large blocks of shares called creation units. APs typically sell some or all of their ETF shares in the secondary market, on an exchange.

Performance of an ETF means more than just how much money is gained or lost as the ETF’s underlying index rises and falls. Continue the ETFs course with module 3 and understand what to consider when investing in ETFs, as well as the buying and selling process. You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, understand it and will be bound by its terms and conditions. The Site contains information intended only for financial intermediaries for use with clients that are non-U.S. Persons (“Non-U.S. Persons”) within the meaning of Regulation S under the U.S. We may record telephone calls for our mutual protection, to improve customer service and for regulatory record keeping purposes.