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SKF halted. So much for inverse ETFs.

Posted By Mike On Sep 19, 2008 @ 10:12 am In short selling | 2 Comments

I knew these products were too good to be true. I don’t know why some short ETFs have been halted today (ProShares is [1] mum), whether it is just overwhelming volume or that their shorting strategy has been impaired by the ban, but in addition to [2] counterparty risk, this is just one more example of how [3] options are superior.

Today is also a stress-test for brokerages. If yours is under performing today, better look for a more robust alternative, because this is only the beginning.

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[1] mum: http://www.proshares.com/
[2] counterparty risk,: http://sovereignspeculator.com/2008/09/17/counterparty-risk-too-acute-in-short-and-levered-etfs/
[3] options are superior: http://sovereignspeculator.com/2008/08/08/inverse-etfs-vs-leaps-puts/
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