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How to Invest
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Overview

How to buy & sell ETCs can be bought or sold on regulated stock exchanges through ordinary brokerage accounts
Minimum trade size One security
Liquidity ETCs are open-ended securities, and therefore are not limited to on-exchange volumes
Settlement T+3 (trade date plus three business days) in CHESS
Management fee 0.39% per annum to 0.49% (see individual product page).


How to Buy & Sell

ETCs can be bought or sold throughout the trading day on regulated stock exchanges, and trade just like ordinary shares.

ETCs can be traded with all the same order types as a stock, including:

  • Market orders
  • Limit orders
  • Stop orders
  • Short sell*
  • Buy on margin*
* There are special risks associated with short selling and margin investing. Please ask your financial advisor for more information about these risks.


Brokers

ETCs are traded on regulated exchanges by a variety of professional financial firms.

Click here for a list of stockbrokers and online brokers that trade ETCs.

If you would like your firm to be included on this list, please contact ETF Securities directly.


Market Makers

Market makers and Authorised Participants provide liquidity for ETCs, and will execute larger orders by phone. Authorised Participants are approved by ETF Securities to create/redeem ETCs.

The following Authorised Participants can create/redeem ETCs:

  • Flow Traders Asia Pte. Ltd.
  • Nyenburgh
  • Citigroup
  • Susquehanna
  • Saen Options BV

Fees & Charges

Management fee Click here to check the management fee for a specific ETC
Brokerage charges Your broker or financial advisor will also charge you normal transactions costs (commissions) associated with the purchase or sale of ETCs.

The fees and charges listed here are the main fees investors will incur when buying/selling our securities. Investors should read the relevant Prospectus to assess if any other fees are relevant for a specific security.


Exchanges

Please see product fact sheets for detailed trading information.

Currently, ETCs & ETFs trade on the following regulated stock exchanges around the world: