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Best sources for digging into ETF trading/mechanics - institutional perspective
I work in asset allocation and have started helping PMs review tactical ETF exposures and possible substitutes. At first there was some really low hanging fruit but now approaching the need for more under the hood of the trading/implementation side - volume, bid/ask spreads, underlying liquidity, creation/redemption, market makers/APs, basket …
How much of the U.S.–Iran news is already priced into oil?
Earlier today I was discussing with a friend how oil could react if a U.S.–Iran ceasefire or broader deal started looking more likely. A few hours later, reports emerged suggesting that a tentative agreement may be under discussion, pending approval from President Trump. As the news spread, oil prices began …
Need investment vehicle suggestion for a private club
I am the treasurer of a small ski club. We are a registered non-profit organization. We charge annual dues, and then also lodging fees when people stay at the house we own in Vermont. Over the years the club has amassed about $50K in our zero interest savings account. I'm …
I invest only in largest cap companies
Hey everyone, just wanted to share my view on investing. I'm a professional trader, so I am kind of supposed to be a risk-taker, but when it comes to investing, I only stick to the largest-cap companies because I see each one of thm as a portfolio of well-protected startups …
Is investing always this noisy, or am I just noticing it now that I have skin in the game?
I have no formal finance background, but I've been trying to learn more since I started investing seriously. Most of my savings are currently invested in an RBC high-risk portfolio and it's been performing really well. That said, I'm not 100% equities. I also keep roughly 10% in cash, have …
Shorting AAPL due to rising inflation and shrinking margins
Inflation is booming, consumer buying power is deteriorating and people might hold on to older iphones and macbooks for longer. Majority of AAPL earnings is coming from this segment. On the other hand rising RAM prices and semis crisis is eating into the margins heavily and pricier electronics during booming …
How I'm investing in oil, coal, fertilizer and infrastructure.
Hi r/investing, I want to share my investment portfolio and get your input on a strategy that rotates completely out of tech and global index funds in favor of real assets. The core of the portfolio is my exposure to offshore drilling, which doesn't own the oil in the ground …
Impact of big IPO’s on Target Date Funds
I have been thinking about the impact of the big IPO’s - Space X, Anthropic and Open AI and the exposure that Target Date Funds will have post IPO to those public securities. Using Vanguard as the example, most of their Target Date Funds are invested in Vanguard Total Stock …
Hang Seng is still below levels it touched years ago. Will it ever recover?
Japan’s Nikkei recently crossed 60,000. Taiwan’s market surged with the AI and semiconductor boom. Korea’s KOSPI is near record highs too. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is still sitting far below its peak from years ago. And this wasn’t supposed to happen. For a long time, China looked unstoppable economically. …
Will VT tank severly when correction on semiconductors comes?
Hi. I'm not saying we have a bubble, this post is just about the volatility of VT vs the entire market which is now heavily driven by semiconductors sector. Since VT is so much diversified it has pretty mediocre gains compared to say DRAM or SOXX. So slow incline, but …