This Practice Note provides guidance on retail issuance and distribution of structured products and covers: (1) what retail structured products are, (2) what a retail client is, (3) what a structured product is, (4) who buys and sells structured products, (5) why investors buy retail structured products, (6) why firms sell retail structured products, (7) the risks of buying a retail structured product, (8) the risks of selling a retail structured product, (9) why there is a regulatory focus on the issuance and distribution of retail structured products, (10) the requirements and restrictions for the distribution of structured products to retail investors, (11) financial promotions and regulated activities, (12) suitability and appropriateness requirements, (13) MiFID II product governance and investor protection requirements, (14) prohibition of title transfer arrangements, (15) compliance with the PRIIPS Regulation, (16) compliance with the ProspectusRegulation, (17) compliance with listing and disclosure and transparency rules, (18) application of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, (19) how to document the distribution of retail structured products, (20) what product providers can do to ensure that their products do not end up in the hands of and protect themselves from risks associated with sales to, unsophisticated retail investors and (21) the future for retail structured products