An Arizona advisor who placed nearly all client assets in equity-linked notes has been barred from the industry for at least three years and will pay $1.6 million in disgorgement and penalties, the ...

Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF offers passive NASDAQ-100 exposure with enhanced yield via equity-linked notes (ELNs) and a liquidity reserve. QQA delivers a trailing 10% yield, balancing capped ...

Reddit investors never cease to amuse me with their short-termism and tendency to performance chase. Case in point is the ...

"More people are paying attention to credit risk than before, so it is true that the subset of investors that are being particularly prudent has increased," says Alberto Cherubini, head of exotic ...

SPi data shows the structured note market reached $194 billion in 2024, a milestone that underscores how quickly these products are moving into broader advisor use. But as adoption accelerates, the ...

The convertible bond market is one of the few where equity volatility is beneficial as movements in the underlying share price make the embedded equity option more valuable. The equity-linked market ...

If you bought JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ) for the monthly checks, you probably think you own a Nasdaq-100 portfolio with a covered-call overlay. That is mostly true. The ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, economics, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) and has ...

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched Rapid Issuance, a service that allows issuers to bring structured notes to the market in a more timely and efficient manner. The service ...

Structured Notes and Buffer funds are sleep-well-at-night products designed to protect investors from market drops. Brokers and nervous investors love them, despite their complexity and fees. Talk to ...

Discover the advantages and risks of principal-protected notes (PPN), a fixed-income product that ensures your principal with ...