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Understanding Exchange Traded Funds ETFs

A few years ago there were only a handful of Exchange Traded Funds. Today there are over 500 ETFs covering many different segments of both the domestic and foreign markets. Understanding the differences in Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Funds will help you in your long term investment strategy.

Exchange Traded Funds:
*Are listed on the various stock exchanges and trade just like a stock
*They are priced continuously throughout the trading day
*ETFs can be sold short
*You pay a commission when buying and selling just like when buying an individual stock.

ETFs offer all of the advantages of a mutual fund without some of the disadvantages:

Diversification:
A typical ETF will hold many individual stocks within its portfolio.

Professional Management:
ETFs are managed by highly professional investment specialist that make the buy and sell decisions for their individual ETF portfolios.

Economies of Scale:
ETFs take advantage of their size to minimize transaction cost associated with buying and selling individual stocks within their respective portfolios.

Advantages over Mutual Funds:
With ETFs there are no minimum holding periods and no early redemption fees.

Types of Exchange Traded Funds:
*Growth oriented (Smaller growth stocks)
*Value oriented (Large cap value stocks)
*Income oriented (Bond funds or dividend paying stocks)
*Specific country focused (China, Singapore, Germany, etc.)
*Regional focused (Latin America, Europe, Asia, etc)
*Foreign exchange (Forex related vs. the U.S. Dollar)
*Specific market segments (energy, healthcare, consumer products, etc.)
*Precious Metals (Gold, silver, etc.)

Rebound Trading Systems

With so many diverse ETFs to choose from it is important to have a sound system for building a portfolio of Exchange Traded Funds. The Rebound trading systems I have developed consistently out-perform the S&P 500 by a wide margin.

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Learn more about www.reboundtrading.com/understanding-etf.asp"> Understanding Exchange Traded Funds at: www.reboundtrading.com . Gerry Wollert is a graduate of Purdue University and was once listed in "Who's Who in America." During most of his 31 year career, his favorite hobby was investing in the markets with the support of various computer systems.

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