Wednesday, April 8, 2020

WSJ: A 3x ETF Shows the Perils of Leverage

BY SIMON CONSTABLE

The market tumult has highlighted a potential double hazard for individual investors: the pitfalls of leveraged funds, and the need to read the fine print in any investment.

One particular fund provides an instructive example for both issues. It is Direxion Daily S&P 500 High Beta Bull 3X Shares (HIBL), which is designed to deliver three times the return of the daily move in the S&P 500 High Beta Index. Read more here.

NYSE Trading Floor 1963
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