Structured Products Offerings and Research Reports:

Introduction -

Structured products are sold by broker-dealers, many of which are affiliates of large investment banks. The equity research group of the same investment bank may have useful research reports that help explain why a strategy of investing in a certain stock, index or sector could be an excellent investment. That research could also help explain to an investor the types of risks that such an investment may pose. In some cases, it’s even possible that a structured note may be designed around one of the themes set forth in the research.

In all of these cases, it would seem that the structured product and the equity research would make great partners, and the research reports would constitute useful materials to be shared with an investor in the structured note.