The State of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs
As you likely know, many brokerage firms, especially the full service brokerage firms, are no longer allowing their customers to purchase leveraged and inverse ETFs. In hindsight, these firms are correct as these are derivative products no different than options and futures which require approval before being traded. I suspect the same will occur with these ETFs.
In the meantime, the ProShares S&P 500 3x ETF
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As I mentioned above, they’ll eventually require approval ahead of time to trade. But in the meantime, these ETFs do provide ample opportunities for professionals who understand how to trade them. I know many of you are having good success from these ETFs and there should be little concern about them going away soon.
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Larry Connors is CEO and Founder of TradingMarkets.com and Connors Research.