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Equity Yield Enhancement Security (EYES)

An equity-linked instrument with a single stock as the underlying, a coupon that exceeds the dividend on the underlying stock, and a capped return. The higher coupon is purchased with the proceeds from the cap. A synthetic (dealer issued) preference equity redemption cumulative stock (PERCS). See Preference Equity Redemption Cumulative Stock (PERCS) (diagram). Also called Yield Enhanced Stock (YES), Performance Equity-linked Redemption Quarterly paid Security (PERQS).

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