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Visual guide to ETFs [electronic resource] / David J. Abner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00056380 | Recorded BooksSeries: Bloomberg financial seriesPublication details: Hoboken, New Jersey : Bloomberg Press, ©2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781119203285
  • 1119203287
  • 9781118231586
  • 1118231589
  • 9781118228388
  • 1118228383
  • 9781118265611
  • 1118265610
  • 9781299105997
  • 1299105998
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Visual guide to ETFs.DDC classification:
  • 332.63/27 23
LOC classification:
  • HG6043
Online resources:
Contents:
Characteristics of modern investment products -- Understanding how ETF portfolios work -- Understanding the short interest of ETFs -- Trading and liquidity of the ETF markets.
Summary: A visual guide to one of the fastest growing areas in trading and speculationAn Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)-a security that tracks an index, a commodity, or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange-offers diversification of an index fund, as well as the ability to sell short, buy on margin, and purchase as little as one share. Giving financial advisors, institutional asset managers, traders, and other investment professionals the information they need to get the most out of ETF opportunities, the Bloomberg Visual Guide to ETFs covers the subject in a highly visual manner. Starting with an introduction to ETFs, the book looks at where they fit within the world of investment products, how they are structurally differentiated from other products and among themselves, relevant tax considerations, global listings, growth on a global basis, evolution of the product set, and other topics. Also looking towards the future, the text provides information on finding ETFs-including fund searches, fund news, measuring and valuing ETFs, evaluating their correlation to the underlying sector or commodity being tracked, and more. As a result, the book is a resource not just for understanding ETFs today, but for taking advantage of what's to come. Presents critical information in an easy-to-absorb visual mannerServes as a reference, presenting information in easily digestible pieces for easy accessAuthor David Abner is a well-known ETF developer expertIncorporates quizzes, charts, and other accessible features to bring the material to lifeETFs are multivarious, complex instruments that offer unique rewards, and the Bloomberg Visual Guide to ETFs brings together everything that people working with them need to understand to cash in.
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Includes index.

Characteristics of modern investment products -- Understanding how ETF portfolios work -- Understanding the short interest of ETFs -- Trading and liquidity of the ETF markets.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A visual guide to one of the fastest growing areas in trading and speculationAn Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)-a security that tracks an index, a commodity, or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange-offers diversification of an index fund, as well as the ability to sell short, buy on margin, and purchase as little as one share. Giving financial advisors, institutional asset managers, traders, and other investment professionals the information they need to get the most out of ETF opportunities, the Bloomberg Visual Guide to ETFs covers the subject in a highly visual manner. Starting with an introduction to ETFs, the book looks at where they fit within the world of investment products, how they are structurally differentiated from other products and among themselves, relevant tax considerations, global listings, growth on a global basis, evolution of the product set, and other topics. Also looking towards the future, the text provides information on finding ETFs-including fund searches, fund news, measuring and valuing ETFs, evaluating their correlation to the underlying sector or commodity being tracked, and more. As a result, the book is a resource not just for understanding ETFs today, but for taking advantage of what's to come. Presents critical information in an easy-to-absorb visual mannerServes as a reference, presenting information in easily digestible pieces for easy accessAuthor David Abner is a well-known ETF developer expertIncorporates quizzes, charts, and other accessible features to bring the material to lifeETFs are multivarious, complex instruments that offer unique rewards, and the Bloomberg Visual Guide to ETFs brings together everything that people working with them need to understand to cash in.