Category: Short Selling Swaps

Attention Traders ($XLF $FAS $FAZ)

Yes, the SIMULTANEOUS SHORT SALE of FAS and FAZ has been profitable, so forget buying these pieces of junk, sell ’em when you want to take a position! Please bear in mind the risk of short selling. If you need to hedge, there may be no shares to short, causing alpha draining buys to cover…

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April 2, 2009 April 2, 2009 By charlie In , , , Comments Off on Attention Traders ($XLF $FAS $FAZ)

Short Selling Swaps ($SPY $SSO $SDS)

When ProShares first released their Ultra ETFs, I got a quirky idea. Buy the long and short S&P 500 ETFs (SSO & SDS) in equal amounts to make a market neutral position. Ultimately I lost a little money and directed my attention elsewhere. Almost 3 years later I’ve come back full circle, but rather than…

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April 2, 2009 April 2, 2009 By charlie In , , , Comments Off on Short Selling Swaps ($SPY $SSO $SDS)