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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 5:40pm
What Is An ETF?
BookingAlpha WHAT IS AN ETF? ETF is short for Exchange Traded Fund. ETF's have exploded in popularity in the last few years due to their flexibility, diversification, and ease of trading. An ETF is a security that tracks and mirrors the performance of an index, commodity, or sector and trades in...
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Why Most Investors Should Not Buy Ultra Short ETFs (SDS)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - 3:18pmMost investors would be well advised to steer clear of 2X/3X levered or 'Ultra' ETFs. These try to emulate the move of an underlying index or sector and use options or futures to multiply the move by 2 or 3 times. In the very short term (and I mean days or weeks) this strategy works as...
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