Facebook makes its debut as a structured product underlying

Investors in Europe have been buying structured products linked to Facebook since its stock market launch and now US investors will get a chance to do the same as the first product linked to the company's shares is registered with the SEC

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UBS offers Facebook reverse convertible

Social media giant Facebook has made its debut as a structured product underlying in the US after UBS today filed a reverse convertible linked to the company's shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

This six-month product will pay investors an annualised return of 13–14.35% and includes a downside protection barrier of 75%.

Since Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) last week, investors in Europe have also rushed to invest in products linked to its shares. In Germany, for

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