Brokers will have the best knowledge of what happened to an order and can advise their buy-side clients on the most effective approach, such as when to use limits and when not to in order to avoid implementation shortfall.

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Not surprising, given the complexity of these products coupled with the less than impressive skill-set of your average broker, regulators have found that brokers peddling structured notes generally lack knowledge of the risks of the product themselves.

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