The development ofvolatility ETPshas been an interesting illustration of the increasingly wide reach of theETFindustry. Unlike stocks and bonds, a direct investment in volatility isn’t possible; the relevant values are derived from prices of other securities, and it isn’t possible to simply go ...
The article presents a discussion of ways that investors can "short-sell" stocks in the Chinese stock market. The author explains a method that uses electronically traded funds (ETF)'s that are listed in Hong Kong. This method is necessary, according to the author, because Chinese regulators ...
Here’s an example: You borrow 10 shares of a company (or an ETF), then immediately sell them on the stock market for $10 each, generating $100. If the price drops to $5 per share, you could use your $100 to buy back all 10 shares for only $50, then return the shares to the...
Looks like the stock market is ready for the next leg down. Update on NASDAQ (US100) Since we shorted near the top as well, there also isn’t much for us to do except wait patiently for the profits to grow. ??? Crypto Market Highlights “There are companies that are basically too f...
Short selling aims to provide protection or profit during a stock market downturn, but it can be risky and requires a margin account. Learn the mechanics of shorting a stock.
Stock financing for short check companies is particularly tricky because shareholders with long-term positions such as mutual funds and ETF providers (the main source of shares available to lend) usually don't have large positions. Investors who want to short stocks that are difficult to short can...
This ETF has fallen nearly 50% since its peak just over one year ago (See below). Dividend Potential Because of this substantial fall, the dividend potential is all the more magnified. This particular ETF has a current dividend yield of over 7%, and there are plenty of individual MLPs that...
stock (AAPL) but you’re concerned that a big market event might send the stock market lower. You could short 50 shares of Apple. This would mean that no matter what happened in the market, you would not lose money on your Apple stock. Of course, the problem with this example is ...
When investing, you should never assume that for a stock to go from price A to price C, it has to go through price B. The market for a given stock has to exist. You may end up losing significant money if: No one is selling the stock. ...
ARB Trading Group affiliateDynamic Sharestodayannounced the launch of its first ETF, which is focused on calculated volatility shorting. TheDynamic Short Short-Term Volatility Futures ETF (NYSE Arca: WEIX)is now trading on the New York Stock Exchange as of January 13. ...