PowerShares unveils metal and oil ETNs

The ETNs are designed to track the short and leveraged performance of base metals and oil.
JUN 17, 2008
Eight PowerShares Deutsche Base Metals and Oil exchange traded notes began trading today. Issued by Deutsche Bank AG of Frankfurt, Germany, and marketed by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC of Wheaton, Ill., the ETNs are designed to track the short and leveraged performance of base metals and oil. ETNs are close cousins of exchange traded funds but are debt securities backed only by the credit of the issuer, whereas ETFs typically are registered investment companies and are collateralized by an underlying portfolio of securities.

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