CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ETFS AND ETNS? KNOW THE DIFFERENCES FOR THE SIE EXAM!
Plan on taking the Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam? If so, be able to distinguish the differences between exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs). FINRA's Content Outline for the SIE exam lists both ETNs and ETFs in Section 2.1.9.
Bob Eder presents a detailed description of ETFs and ETNs in his book Study for the Securities Industry Essentials Exam on pages 131-137, including differentiating characteristics of the two types of exchange-traded products (ETPs).
Here is a sample paragraph from Bob Eder's book on the complexity of ETNs:
"Complexity (2.1.9)
Do not suggest or
recommend an ETN to an investor who does not understand or cannot understand how
an ETN works, or to a person who is not able to realistically gauge the risk of
an ETN. You must first make a determination that the customer can understand
the product, and you must document your determination by putting it in writing,
giving the reasons and basis for your determination. These ETN's are complex
instruments. They are not for everyone. Many stock investors have no concept how
ETN's are issued, what the issuing bank's obligations are, how ETN's are
purchased and sold, and the effect of changes in an index's value on the value
of the ETN in the market place."
Here is the link to FINRA's Content Outline for the SIE exam. See the references to ETFs and ETNs in FINRA's Content Outline, section 2.1.9.
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