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Monday, December 21, 2009

Making An ETF Trading System Work For You

By Patrick Deaton

If you're a small investor -- which most of us are, in relative terms -- you'll need an ETF trading system if you want to trade in an ETF itself. These exchange traded funds are potentially excellent investment vehicles which are basically trusts or index funds that represent a broad basket of securities of all types.

These ETFs also resemble mutual funds in the way they are constituted and ran. Additionally, picture a stock from a corporation and how it is traded and you'll have a fairly clear understanding of how many investors can get into an ETF and actually do fairly well at. All exchange traded funds are tied, by the way, to one of the several different market indexes out there.

At any rate, exchange traded funds tend to restrict membership in the fund to what it refers to as authorized participants which, in this case, means those really big investors that can afford to buy and sell large blocks of assets. There is a way, however, for a small investor -- who in many cases may have starting capital of only $5000 -- to get in by using an ETF trading system.

ETF trading systems take the place of large institutional investors and act as intermediaries for the people in the trading system and the ETF and its fund managers. They will execute all of the trades and moves on behalf of the small investors who are placing starting capital in the system for the day. They also have to settle up at the end of the day. All ETFs around are on all major stock exchanges.

Those who feel they might want to give ETF trading a try should take the time to identify a good-quality ETF trading system (a number of them exist on the Internet) and then go over everything that it is offering very carefully. Potential users should look at how easy it is to manipulate and should also plan on providing starting capital of up to $5000, on average.

After a trading system has been identified, look to see what sort of trading strategy it allows the investors participating in the system to utilize. Normally, they will allow one very broad strategy such as trend following. This one -- which basically means you'll be tracking trends and then acting on them -- is probably the most common. It's a way to make money on many movements.

Never forget that ETF trading is just like trading in every other market no matter the size of the sector or how broad it is. You'll be trying to pick out movements and then trade from the basket of securities within the ETF. At its heart, it's like every other trade on the market; you'll be looking to buy low and then sell high or you'll be trying to short the stock. Money is made on the margins.

The basic requirements people should be looking for when it comes to a quality ETF trading system is that it has easy to understand rules and has an acceptable amount of risk. Picking the right one and then learning to work it well can greatly increase the chances of making a good income based on trading activities throughout the day or in one single trade. Make sure to check the system carefully before using it. - 23221

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