ETF's
Exchange Traded Funds
Home Study Course

• What Is an Exchange Traded Fund?

An exchange-traded fund or ETF is an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks or bonds. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, bonds, or futures. Institutional investors can redeem large blocks of shares of the ETF (known as "creation units") for a "basket" of the underlying assets or, alternately, exchange the underlying assets for creation units. This creation and redemption of shares enables institutions to engage in arbitrage and causes the value of the ETF to approximate the net asset value of the underlying assets. Most ETFs track an index, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500.

An ETF combines the valuation feature of a mutual fund or unit investment trust, which can be purchased or redeemed at the end of each trading day for its net asset value, with the tradability feature of a closed-end fund, which trades throughout the trading day at prices that may be substantially more or less than its net asset value. Closed-end funds are not considered to be exchange-traded funds, even though they are funds and are traded on an exchange. ETFs have been available in the US since 1993 and in Europe since 1999. ETFs traditionally have been index funds, but in 2008 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission began to authorize the creation of actively-managed ETFs.

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• "ETF Profit Driver" Exchange Traded Fund Home Study Course

The ETF Profit Driver Course Contains: 7 CD Study Modules, Trading Blueprints, and Reference Manual, all described below.

Module 1: Background, Overview, & Trading Examples. This module covers the ETF Profit Driver background and structure, what to expect, the basics of the methods that will be covered, and a whole lot more. It concludes with a lengthy review of some actual ETF charts to give you a feel for what it's like to trade the four methods taught in the course.

Module 2: Breakaway Method. This module covers all the trading rules and examples for the Breakaway Method, where the aim is to buy on breakouts to new highs from a consolidating market as a new trend emerges.

Module 3: Momentum Maximizer Method. This module covers all the trading rules and examples for the Momentum Maximizer Method, where the aim is to buy on weakness in an uptrend at a key moving average anticipating that the uptrend will continue.

Module 4: Trend Rebound Method. This module covers all the trading rules and examples for the Trend Rebound Method, where the aim is to buy on confirming strength in an uptrend after a bounce off a key moving average anticipating the the uptrend will continue.

Module 5: Trend Recovery Method. This module covers all the trading rules and examples for the Trend Recovery Method, where the aim is to buy on confirming strength in a recovering uptrend as the dominant trend resumes.

Module 6: Bring It All Together. This module covers the critical concepts of risk management, discipline and psychology. We also talk about position sizing and review several trading scenarios using all of the ETF Profit Driver methods.

Bonus Module: Trading & ETF Basics. If you're just getting started, or want a refresher, this bonus module covers the basics of ETF trading and technical trading that will be used throughout the program. If you're already experienced, you can probably skip this module. However, reinforcement is always a good thing, so I encourage everyone to watch this at least once.

Trading Blueprints: These blueprints summarize the trading rules for each of the four ETF Profit Driver methods. After you have a firm understanding of the methods, these blueprints make a great reference as part of your daily trading routine.

Reference Manual: The reference manual contains all of the content on Cd-ROM's, including full color charts, for all the examples covered in the course. This is not a substitute for the CD-ROM's, but makes for a handy reference after you have studied the core material.

Learn how to really profit from trading Exchange-Traded Funds and how to use them in your IRA, from the comfort of your own home.

This new course from leading veteran forex and stock trader and mentor Bill Poulos of Profits Run fame and it's called the ETF Profit Driver.

Reduce market risk by diversifying your stock and mutual fund portfolio.

An important aspect of any financial market trading is risk. Diversifying one's portfolio helps to minimize this. ETFs (exchange-traded funds) allow the investor get wider exposure to a particular sector and are a unique diversification tool that can help both the buy-and-hold investor and the active trader. In the USA and some other countries, ETFs can be used to fund an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) or its equivalent in other countries too.

The underlying question is why someone who is prepared to buy two single stocks not buy shares in two ETFs instead? Owning a share in an ETF (which is a 'basket' of related stocks traded through an exchange), is wise because it can reduce the overall risk of a portfolio as well as exposure to problems that may occur with individual companies.

The old adage "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" could apply, but there's a contradictory one "a chain is only as strong as its weakest link". Which one makes more sense in the case of ETFs? We are told that the strong stocks tend to 'carry' those that may have problems from time to time, so it would seem the first saying is more appropriate.

For the US investor/trader there is the S&P 500, and also the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which has a broad base and relatively low risk. For bonds, there are large baskets put together by iShares with the Lehman Aggregate Fund (AGG) or the Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND).

For international market investors, the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (VEU) gives broad global exposure.

Keeping your mix of stocks more diversified lowers risk and increases expected returns. Buying shares in ETFs is one of the easiest ways of achieving portfolio diversification.

However, choosing the right ETF or ETFs can be a daunting task. There are hundreds of them, covering a wide range of market sectors including commodities and precious metals.

For instance, gold miner stocks and exchange traded funds ticked upward in the first week of March as gold futures spiked to record highs.

April gold futures contracts settled at $991 after hitting an all-time high of $993.30 in intraday trading, while gold indexes have performed better than overall market indicators, according to some analysts.

Gold prices are expected to continue to surge amid ongoing stock market volatility, an ease in U.S. monetary policy, U.S. recession risk and the weak dollar.

The Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) will continue to increase as long as its heavily weighted components like Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) and Goldcorp Inc. (GG) - continue to perform well.

Another popular ETF managed by Merrill Lynch is Oil Service HOLDRS Trust. Back in 2006 this was trading at $150 a share. Currently it's worth near $180. But does that automatically mean you should invest in that ETF? There are other issues to consider and skills to learn, which, even if you are already a seasoned stock market investor, are best done with a specialist training course and ETF trading methodology.

Now available is the "ETF Profit Driver, a comprehensive home study course for ETF trading, of definite benefit to stock or fund traders and especially those who intend funding an IRA with ETFs.

With global oil prices continuing to escalate, an oil producing fund is surely the way to go. Basically when you invest in a stock you're paying for the future dividends of the firm. Oil is such a necessary commodity that you're almost guaranteed to at least get your principle investment back. Therefore it's prudent to invest in the goods and services that almost everyone uses regularly. Alternative sources of fuel and energy are being developed and choosing the right one to put some money into could prove very lucrative. But the major oil companies are also involved in these new technologies. If oil demand eventually lessens, the industry giants will probably continue to profit with new products.

So exchange fund trading is a bit of a minefield (or perhaps gold mine or oil field!) and not for the novice investor to jump into without some decent education in ETFs and how best to trade or buy and hold ETFs for future profits.

Most of us don't have the time, inclination or money to attend formal courses or seminars. Online courses or CD and manual-based study programs seem the easiest and most efficient way to go, as you can work at your own pace and in your own time.

The "ETF Profit Driver System" explains in detail how to trade Exchange-Traded Funds for short or long term profit.

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