DEMYSTIFYING EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become a popular investment vehicle for investors of all experience degrees. Quite simply, an ETF is a type of investment product that follows the performance of a particular index, such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq 100. Similar to individual stocks, ETFs are traded on financial exchanges throughout the trading

Short selling has long been a popular tactic for investors seeking to profit from decreases in asset prices. The ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 ETF (SDS) provides a leveraged instrument for investors to enter in this strategy. SDS aims to deliver three times the inverse return of the S&P 500 Index. This article analyzes the performance of SDS, exp