Can an average investor buy the IMF's SDR's?

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11 May 2014, 7:46 pm

Can they be physically possessed, as one may possess Pounds, or USD?
or can they only be electronically possessed?
or can they only be traded?


on the off chance the reader doesn't know what an SDR is:
(Definition of 'Special Drawing Rights - SDR'

An international type of monetary reserve currency, created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969, which operates as a supplement to the existing reserves of member countries. Created in response to concerns about the limitations of gold and dollars as the sole means of settling international accounts, SDRs are designed to augment international liquidity by supplementing the standard reserve currencies.)
source:Investopedia

http://www.xe.com/currency/xdr-imf-spec ... ing-rights

does this mean they can be bought and sold?

I need someone with FX knowledge to clarify.

Thanks in advance.