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Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)

Kevin Smith — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:16:28 +0000

"ETF" stands for "Exchange Traded Fund", which is exactly how it sounds; they are like mutual funds in many ways, but they trade on a normal stock exchange like a stock, with their value being determined both by the value of the underlying assets and the value of the ETF itself.

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ETFs showing signs of stress with high trading!

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:52:28 +0000

ETFs have been one of the most popular investment vehicles in the world over the last decade or so, with investors of all types attracted to the low fees, but diverse holdings. Their biggest strong point, that you can trade them throughout the day like a stock instead of just end-of-day like mutual finds, is also their Achilles heel. Read this article to learn why.

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Leveraged ETF List

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:06:20 +0000

ETFs are collections of assets into bundles you can invest in all at once, the most popular ones follow indecies (such as SPY following the S&P 500), which is one way for an investor to build a diverse portfolio without holding dozens of individual positions. However, using financial derivatives and debt, there are also "Leveraged ETFs", which amplify the risks, and returns, of whichever index it is following. Read this article for a list of Leveraged ETFs.

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Direxion Small Cap Bear 3X – Triple-Leveraged ETF (TZA)

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:16:24 +0000

The Direxion Small Cap Bear 3x is a triple-leveraged ETF offered by Direxion Investments that seeks to negatively triple the returns of the Russell 2000 stock index.

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REITs

admin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:39:05 +0000

An REITs or Real Estate Investment Trusts own, and often operate, real estate but are publicly traded like stock. Profit is paid as dividend to stock owners.

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Currency ETFs

admin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:32:08 +0000

The U.S. Dollar has lost more than 30 percent of its value relative to other world currencies. Shorting the U.S. dollar and buying other world currency ETFs is one way to make money from this trend.

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Hedging with ETFs

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:41:29 +0000

With ETFs, you can scaled down the size of the transaction for small investors.

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Bull and Bear ETFs

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:10:03 +0000

Bear ETFs short stocks to achieve their goals. Bear ETFs show gains when the underlying stocks loose value. Bull ETFs use long positions and show gains when the underlying stocks show gains.

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Diamond ETFs

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:34:30 +0000

The DIA -DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1 ETF invest in a basket of Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks that will track the price and performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) Index.

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ETF Trading Strategies

admin — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 16:13:47 +0000

The following strategies are used to trade ETFs.

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