Structured Product Investing -- Who does it? | Wall Street Oasis

I tend to be a big fan of investing in structured products and was curious to hear what people think of / do with these specialty pools of products... feel free to drop some knowledge on specific products youve bought that youre very happy with btw

A personal favorite of mine I purchased at the end of May 2011 --

Tied to the SPY, the underlying trade price was 131.64. With a 2 year maturity window on the product, as long as the SPY holds above 131.64 on May 26, 2013 I receive a 17.6 coupon return -- even if it is up a penny. If we are up 20 percent on the SPY, I collect that return instead.

I'm going in on a 5 year (LONG) note today that is tied to the EURO STOXX 50 -- I have principal protection up to a 50 percent downside risk but have a levered upside factor of 1.94x whatever the STOXX 50 closes at in 5 years

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