Bear Market Funds - Ways to make money if the markets drop

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KC Scott

Bear Market Funds - Ways to make money if the markets drop

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Anyone wanting to make money in a bear market, without wanting to open a margin account (needed to short sell), can purchase a variety of Bearish ETFs

The following are a list of some of the highest volume (reccomended) Bear ETFs:

DXD - UltraShort Dow30 ProShares
SDS - UltraShort S&P500 ProShares
QID - UltraShort QQQ (Nasdaq 100) ProShares
TWN - UltraShort Russell2000 ProShares

Other investment vehicles for playing short:

FXP - UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Proshare Bear Market ProShares Trust
EFU - Ultrashort MSCI EAFE Proshares Bear Market ProShares Trust
EWV -UltraShort MSCI Japan Proshares EWV Bear Market ProShares Trust
REW - UltraShort Technology ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
SDP - UltraShort Utilities ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
RXD - UltraShort Health Care ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
DUG - UltraShort Oil & Gas ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
EEV - UltraShort MSCI Emerging Mrkts ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
SFK - UltraShort Russell1000 Growth ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
SSG - UltraShort Semiconductor ProShares Bear Market ProShares Trust
SRS - UltraShort Real Estate ProShares
SCC - UltraShort Consumer Services ProShares
EWV - UltraShort MSCI Japan Proshares

Any of these can be purchased via your online broker - bought and sold with market, call or stop orders.
Gives some flexibility if you think the world is about to end.
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