Structured products

 

Our structured products can be held in our trading accounts, Investment ISA* or SIPP. Structured products, exclusively developed by Barclays Capital, offer you, the private investor, the chance to diversify your portfolio by giving you access to a wide range of underlying assets such as shares, commodities, indices or a combination of all three. The simplest version is a tracker that aims to match the performance of a single underlying share, commodity or index e.g. FTSE 100

You will benefit from any rise in the underlying instruments and indices that the notes are made up of. Many of our structured products also offer capital protection, which means that your initial investment is repaid when the structured product is held for the full term. Our structured products typically have a five year term.

For structured products which offer capital protection, the repayment of your capital is dependent on the ability of Barclays Bank plc to meet its obligations and is only available if held for the full term.

What if I want to sell before the end of the term?

If invested for the full term you would benefit from the capital protection if offered. If however you feel the term is too long for you to commit to, you are free to sell your structured product, at the market price, at any time without incurring any further penalties, however you may get back less then you had invested.

Limited availability –do not miss out

To get the full benefits of capital protection, if offered, you need to buy the structured products directly from ourselves (through the primary market). Please be aware that this primary market sale is only available for a limited period. Following this all structured products are available to buy and sell on the LSE (secondary market), where capital protection, if offered, can no longer be guaranteed.

Structured products help you to:

• Set clear investment objectives
• Add flexibility to your investment strategy, as you can sell at any time
• Select the risk / return profile that is right for you (some structured products even return your original capital when  held for the full term)
• Diversify your portfolio with global exposure
• Access a wide range of underlying assets

How do I invest?

Already a Barclays Stockbrokers client?
All you need to do is select ‘Deal Inv Notes’ from the left hand menu in the Deal tab.

• Login

 

New to Barclays Stockbrokers
You can buy and sell our structured products through most of our trading accounts or, if you are looking to maximise the tax-efficiency of your investments, some structured products can be traded through our ISA* and SIPP accounts.

• Open an account

 

Speak to one of our experts

Unsure which structured product to go for? Get answers to all your structured product questions for one of our dedicated team of specialists, who are ready to take your call. Call us now on 0845 300 9040**

Structured products may not be suitable for you. It is important that you understand their nature and risk prior to investing. The price and value of investments fluctuates and you may get back less than you invested.

* Structured products with a term less than 5 years are not eligible for ISA investments

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