Is shorting of Exchange Traded Funds a dangerous financial sport? recent UK evidence

An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a security that tracks a basket of stocks. An ETF investor gains immediate exposure to the basket, by taking either a long or short position on this instrument. Both hedgers and speculators can short ETFs, making the informational content of increases in ETF short in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohamad, Azhar
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/32664/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/32664/1/Revised_ETF10.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/32664/3/BAFA_2013_Annual_Conference_Acceptance.pdf