Trade Market Volatility (VIX) through ETNs
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In an uncertain market, sometimes the best thing to trade is the uncertainty. One way to trade uncertainty is to buy options on the VIX. As the world of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) and ETNs (Exchange Traded Notes) keeps expanding, more and more investment opportunities are becoming available for traders who only trade stocks, ETFs, and ETNs.
3 Ways To Trade Inflation Using ETFs
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Recently there has been a lot of talk about the Dollar weakening as the Federal Reserve keeps pumping money into the economy and trying to keep interest rates low but slowly meeting failure as interest rates are increasing. When the dollar starts to weaken, what do you trade or how do you protect your portfolio from inflation?
Investing In Commodities Using ETFs
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With the possibility of inflation on the rise, the price of gold is steadily increasing. Will it hit $1,000 an ounce or will it top off and shoot to the downside? No matter what you answer is, there is an ETF (Exchange Trade Fund) that will allow you to buy into the upward or downward move.
Investing In An Up, Down, And Sideways Market
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Any investor or trader that has traded stocks for a few years has seen up, down, and sideways markets. If you are new to the market, pull up a chart of the S&P 500 chart for the last 5 years. You will notice the market has trends that go up, down, and sideways. Most traders and investors will tell you never to fight the trend but rather ride it instead. So, how do you trade or invest during each of the trends?
ThinkOrSwim Or Izone?
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Now that TD Ameritrade owns ThinkOrSwim, I have thought about the consequences of the commissions going up for ThinkOrSwim traders when the hand over takes place. TD Ameritrade’s commission structure is very different from that of ThinkOrSwim’s. TD Ameritrade also has another broker, Izone, which is not as publicized as ThinkOrSwim. So how does Izone compete with ThinkOrSwim?