Exchange-traded products
Exchange-traded products are a broad category that allow for leveraged investments in assets that might otherwise be inaccessible to private investors
Asset classes such as commodities, currencies and indices where you may need to use financial instruments such as options and futures to invest in which may result in exposure to implied volatility or time value, which you may not want. Through Bull & Bear certificates it is easier for investors to gain leveraged exposure to these asset classes. However, what many people wonder about is the cost of trading these types of products.
Vontobel is one of the leading issuers of exchange-traded investment products in the Nordic region with over 14,000 active instruments. The current offering includes exchange-traded certificates, leveraged products and structured products with exposure to a wide range of underlying asset classes adapted for different types of investments.
Bull & Bear certificates can be suitable for day trading, in other words, intraday trading where you can take advantage of the daily leverage in shorter movements and trends. It is important to keep track of the barrier and the current distance to it. This is because a barrier event, also called “intraday index adjustment”, can be equated to realising the loss and reinvesting the remaining amount. The product itself is not suitable for a buy and hold strategy.
Investors in the products (securities) are exposed to the risk that the Issuer or the Guarantor cannot fulfil their obligations under the products. A total loss of the invested capital is possible. Due to the leverage effect, there is an increased risk of loss with leveraged products, such as Bull & Bear certificates.
What do you pay when you trade Exchange Traded Products?
When shopping for food, it is easy to go to a shop and compare the price you pay between different products. You have a price and many items also have a price per kilo and it's relatively easy to see the difference between the range of products on offer if you look at it. But when trading Exchange Traded Products there is a huge range and Vontobel itself issues more than 1500 products in the Norwegian market.
There can be a plethora of products on the same underlying, many of which may be similar but there are distinct differences that can be crucial in your trading and what you actually pay for this type of investment product.
Spread
What most people are familiar with is the spread, which is a cost that investors pay directly when buying a product. The spread is the difference between what you buy and sell the product for. A higher spread results in the underlying reference having to have a larger change in the direction of the strategy in order for you as an investor to break even. The spread also affects the final result. The spread is therefore one of the key costs that an investor pays in exchange-traded products. In addition, the spread tends to be the largest cost in transactions, especially in short-term trading.
Financing costs
When holding a certificate longer than intraday, investors also pay a cost in the form of a financing cost. This is in the form of an index fee. This information is stated in the product documentation (final terms, key information document) and on the product page and is measured on an annual basis. The value of the product is reduced overnight by an adjustment to the index with that fee.
Interest rate
When adjusting the funding spread, interest is also charged on a daily basis. This is also quoted on an annual basis. This means that if you want to calculate the daily adjustment, you have to divide by 360 days.
Other charges
In addition, your bank or broker may charge a fee for trading, known as a brokerage fee on the trade.
Conclusion
As mentioned earlier, it is generally the spread that accounts for a large part of the cost. An investor who buys a product for 2000 NOK with a spread of 0.15% pays 3 NOK in spread but an investor who buys a product with a spread of 1.2% pays 24 NOK, and at larger amounts this can have a significant difference. A bit like how the kilo price works in the supermarket.
Vontobel's exchange-traded products are available on Nordnet. The products are listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM) exchange in the NDX (Nordic Derivatives Exchange) market for derivatives and structured products. Before you invest you should understand the products and the costs and risks associated with an investment, you can visit www.markets.vontobel.com.
Risiko
Denne informasjonen er verken et investeringsråd eller en investerings- eller investeringsstrategianbefaling, men en annonse. Den fullstendige informasjonen om handelsproduktene (verdipapirene) nevnt her, spesielt strukturen og risikoene knyttet til en investering, er beskrevet i basisprospektet, sammen med eventuelle tillegg, samt de endelige vilkårene. Grunnprospektet og de endelige vilkårene utgjør de eneste bindende salgsdokumentene for verdipapirene og er tilgjengelige under produktlenkene. Det anbefales at potensielle investorer leser disse dokumentene før de tar noen investeringsbeslutning. Dokumentene og nøkkelinformasjonsdokumentet er publisert på nettsiden til utstederen, Vontobel Financial Products GmbH, Bockenheimer Landstrasse 24, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Tyskland, på prospectus.vontobel.com og er gratis tilgjengelig fra utstederen. Godkjenningen av prospektet skal ikke forstås som en godkjenning av verdipapirene. Verdipapirene er produkter som ikke er enkle og kan være vanskelige å forstå. Denne informasjonen inkluderer eller er relatert til tall for tidligere resultater. Tidligere resultater er ikke en pålitelig indikator på fremtidig ytelse.
Investorer i produktene er utsatt for risikoen for at utstederen eller garantisten ikke kan oppfylle sine forpliktelser i henhold til produktene. Et totalt tap av den investerte kapitalen er mulig. Produktene er ikke underlagt noen depositumsbeskyttelse.
Verdien av produktene kan falle betydelig under kjøpesummen på grunn av endringer i markedsfaktorer, spesielt dersom verdien av den underliggende eiendelen faller. Produktene er ikke kapitalbeskyttet.
På grunn av gearingseffekten er det økt risiko for tap (risiko for totaltap) med gearingprodukter, f.eks. Bull & Bear-sertifikater, Warrants og Mini Futures.
Produkt- og eventuelle finansieringskostnader reduserer verdien av produktene.
Hvis produktvalutaen er forskjellig fra valutaen til den underliggende eiendelen, vil verdien av et produkt også avhenge av valutakursen mellom de respektive valutaene. Som et resultat kan verdien av et produkt svinge betydelig.