Crypto ETNs
Exposure to cryptocurrency prices through a regular securities account.
A crypto ETN (exchange-traded note) is a security whose value follows the price of a cryptocurrency. You buy and sell it on an exchange like a share — no wallet, no private keys, no separate crypto platform. You never hold the coin itself.
In your usual account
Crypto exposure next to your stocks and ETFs, in one overview.
Exchange-traded
Bought and sold during exchange hours at market prices.
No keys to lose
Nothing to store or secure yourself: the ETN sits in your securities account.
What to check
- Underlying: which coin or basket of coins the ETN follows.
- Backing: whether the issuer holds the coins as collateral.
- Costs: the yearly fee and the spread when you trade.
- Issuer: an ETN is a debt instrument of the company that issues it.
Crypto prices are extremely volatile and can drop sharply within hours. An ETN is a debt security: besides the price risk you carry the issuer’s credit risk, and you have no claim to the coin itself.