Index-/Participation-certificates

Participate in interesting underlyings

Index-/Participation-certificates

Participate in interesting underlyings

With index/participation certificates, you can easily participate 1:1 in the performance of an underlying. This also allows you to invest specifically in certain countries, sectors and in thematic areas such as sustainability or megatrends.

How does an index certificate work?

Underlying development determines profit or loss

The variety of index certificates

Advantages

  • Easily participate in the performance of a variety of underlyings such as stocks or commodity indices
  • Investors participate directly 1:1 in the performance of the underlying. This creates theoretically unlimited profit opportunities in the event of positive market performance of the underlying
  • Broad risk diversification even with low capital investment and with only one certificate
  • Index certificates usually not have unlimited terms

Risks to be considered

  • In the event of falling markets, index/participation certificates incur price losses. There is no capital guarantee and if the underlying asset develops toward 0, a total loss is possible
  • Investors bear the credit risk of the issuer, i.e., the risk of changes in creditworthiness or insolvency
  • This security is not covered by any deposit insurance scheme. Investors are exposed to the risk that Erste Group Bank AG may not be able to meet its obligations in the event of insolvency (illiquidity, over-indebtedness) or an official order (bail-in regime). There is a possibility of a total loss of the capital invested
  • Underlyings quoted in foreign currencies have a currency risk

Important legal information

This information is provided for promotional purposes and is not an investment recommendation. This promotional information is no investment advice, and neither has it been prepared in accordance with the legal requirements for the promotion of independent investment research nor is it subject to any prohibition on dealing after dissemination of investment research.

These financial products are offered to the public in Austria. The final terms and the (base-) prospectus as well as any supplements form the relevant legal basis for this and are thus exclusively binding. Various regulations of the European Union and the Austrian Capital Market Act require a prospectus for these financial products: see Article 8 of the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and the Commission Delegated Regulations (EU) 2019/980 and (EU) 2019/979. The issuer has prepared this prospectus and it has been approved by the competent authority of the home Member State. However, this does not mean that this authority also recommends the specific security. The law also requires a key information document ('KID') for specific products that are called 'packaged investment products' and defined in the PRIIPs Regulation. This key information document provides information on the main features of the financial product to which it relates.

Risk disclosure

Please note: Investments in securities present not only the opportunities described in the information provided but also risks. Future performance cannot reliably be predicted based on past market performance. We are not permitted, neither directly or indirectly, to offer, sell, resell or deliver these financial products to natural and/or legal persons (entities) who have their place of residence or, as the case may be, their registered office in a country where this is prohibited by the law. In such cases we are not allowed to offer any production information either. This applies especially to the US and to "U.S. persons" as defined by Regulation S under the Securities Act 1933 as amended.

N.B.: You are just about to buy a product that can be difficult to understand. Before deciding whether to invest, we recommend you read all the information available on the financial product you wish to acquire:

  • (base) prospectus
  • the final terms and conditions
  • any follow-on addenda and, where necessary,
  • the key information document (KID)

These documents are available for free at:
{{preferredInstitute.name}}, {{preferredInstitute.street}}, {{preferredInstitute.zipCode}} {{preferredInstitute.city}}

Electronic versions of the documents are available as well:

Please also make sure to read our customer information sheet:


Important:
The performance scenarios described in the key information document are based on a calculation method stipulated by an EU Regulation. Future market developments cannot be predicted with certainty. Although the performance scenarios are based on returns made in the recent past, the performance scenarios only indicate potential returns. The actual returns may turn out to be lower than indicated.

The analyses we make and the conclusions we draw are of a general nature and do not take into consideration the individual investor's personal circumstances like experience and knowledge, investment objective, financial situation, loss-absorbing capacity or risk tolerance.

Conflicts of interest:
Erste Group Bank AG is affiliated with Erste Bank and Sparkassen.


Date: June 2023

Make an appointment - buy online in George

We will be happy to help you
You have questions about our index certificates?

George 
Buy and sell index certificates online

Do you know ...?

Product news

Index certificates

Services

Overview of markets