| Accurate |
ETCs accurately track the underlying commodity index or individual commodity |
| Liquid |
ETCs are open-ended securities, and therefore are not limited to on-exchange volumes |
| Accessible |
ETCs are traded and settled on regulated stock exchanges, the same as any equity, and can be purchased and held in ordinary brokerage or custodial accounts |
| Simple |
ETCs do not involve any of the difficulties with buying and then managing a futures position (eg. worrying about margin calls, contracts expiring and rolling positions) or in buying and storing physical commodities |
| Transparent |
ETC pricing is based on a transparent formula with the pricing updated daily on the ETF Securities website |
| Guaranteed pricing |
ETCs are priced using published settlement prices (rather than "best-efforts" pricing) |
| Flexible |
Investors can go long or short ETCs, and they are lendable and marginable |
| Proven record |
ETCs are managed by the same team which created the world's first exchange traded commodity; this team has over 4 years experience in developing commodity-backed investments |
