The ETF handbook : how to value and trade exchange-traded funds / David J. Abner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abner, David J., 1969- author.

Series:

Wiley finance series.

Wiley Finance Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exchange traded funds.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2016]

Summary:

Professional-level guidance on effectively trading ETFs in markets around the world The ETF Handbook is a comprehensive handbook for using Exchange Traded Funds, designed specifically for institutional investors and professional advisors seeking to improve ETF profitability. While ETFs trade like stocks, they are not stocks-and the differences impact every aspect of their use. This book provides full guidance toward effectively monitoring, analyzing, and executing ETFs, including the technical details you won't find anywhere else. You'll learn how they work, where they fit, and who is using them, as well as the resources that exist to provide access for investors. This new second edition includes updated coverage on how business has moved from niche to mainstream, ETF performance and issuers around the world, and changes to the users of ETFs in the US. The companion website features instructional video, as well as ready-to-use spreadsheets for calculating NAV and IIV. Most of the literature surrounding ETFs is geared toward individual investors or traders, but this book is written from the professional perspective-complete with the deeper mechanical information professionals require. * Learn the analysis and execution methods specific to ETFs * Discover why ETFs require a sophisticated level of skill * Consider how ETFs perform in different market environments * Examine the impact of managed ETF portfolio growth ETFs are incredibly flexible and valuable tools, but using them effectively demands a more sophisticated skillset, even among professional money managers and traders. Daily volumes and spreads do not tell the full story regarding availability and liquidity, and treating ETFs just like stocks can dramatically impact profits. The ETF Handbook is the professional's guide to the ETF markets worldwide with expert insight on the technical details that matter.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1 Introduction to the ETF Market Place; Chapter 1 How Did We End Up Here?; The History of Investment Products; In the Beginning, There Were Closed-End Funds; Mutual Funds; The Creation of the ETF; Conclusion; Notes ; Chapter 2 Steps for Developing an ETF; Market Access or Outperformance?; Index Tracking or Actively Managed?; Underlying Assets; Rebalancing and Index Changes; ETF Basket; Conclusion; Note ; Chapter 3 Giving an ETF Life in the Markets; Partnering with an Exchange

Trading ModelETF Implied Liquidity; Step by Step; ETF Implied Liquidity: Implied Daily Tradable Shares; The ETF Basket Implied Liquidity Scale (EBILS); Typical Tools of ETF Market Making; Conclusion; Notes ; Chapter 6 Execution; Time Frames and Order Types; The main order type used by noninstitutional; Limit Orders; Stop-Loss and Stop-Limit Orders; Algorithms; Some of the largest facilitators of the; Creations and Redemptions; Examples of Executions in the Market; The 10 Keys to Trading ETFs; Notes ; Chapter 7 Market Participants and Their Trading Strategies; Broker-Dealer Facilitation Desks

Electronic Market MakingLiquidity Aggregators; Trading Strategies; Conclusion; Note ; Chapter 8 Market Structure and ETFs-Protecting Your Portfolio from Flash Crashes; Flash Crash II: August 24, 2015; Adjusting Investor Behavior; The Original Flash Crash: May 6, 2010; Summary; Notes ; Part 3 ETF Valuation; Chapter 9 ETFs with Domestic Holdings; Calculating the Net Asset Value; Discounts and Premiums; Calculating the Intraday Indicative Value; Conclusion; Chapter 10 ETFs with International Constituents; International ETFs; Providing Liquidity; Conclusion

Chapter 11 Fixed-Income and Currency ETFsFixed Income; Innovations in Fixed-Income ETFs; Conclusion; Chapter 12 Leveraged, Inverse, and Commodity Products; Introduction to Leveraged Products; Understanding Inverse ETFs; Commodities; Conclusion; Note ; Chapter 13 Structure of an ETF; Categorizing Exchange-Traded Products; ETF Regulation; Exchange-Traded Notes; Taxation; When Structural Issues Arise; Credit Limits at Broker-Dealers; When Markets Undergo Closures; Conclusion; Notes ; Appendix A Bloomberg ETF Reference Guide ; Section 1: Bloomberg ETF Basics; Section 2: Finding ETFs

Section 3: Analyzing ETFs

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119193913

1119193915

9781119193791

1119193796

9781119297727

1119297729

OCLC:

956277370