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ETNs, Exchange Traded Notes

By Mark Kennedy, About.com

Definition: ETNs (Exchange Traded Notes) are structured investment products that are issued by a major bank or provider as senior debt notes. This differs from an ETF which consists of an actual security or sometimes commodity derivative.
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