EXPLAINING EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become a popular investment option for investors of all experience levels. Essentially, an ETF is a type of security that tracks the performance of a particular index, such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq Index. Just like individual stocks, ETFs are bought and sold on public exchanges throughout the trading session

Short selling has long been a popular approach for investors seeking to profit from drops 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 investigates the performance of SDS, e