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  • A New Short Treasury ETF Is Coming 0 comments
    Aug 24, 2009 02:21 PM | about stocks: TLT, TIP, LQD, TBF, PST, TYO, TMV, TBT

    Despite a growing controversy over the use of leveraged ETFs, ProShares has launched another inverse exchange-traded fund designed to short longer-term Treasuries.

     

    The ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (TBF) is set to track the Barclays Capital U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index, an underlying index used for successful traditional funds.

     

    Investors may be temped to believe that a "single" inverse Treasury fund like TBF would be less risky than…READ MORE

    Themes: ProShares, Leveraged ETF, Inverse ETF, Treasury ETF, Bond ETF Stocks: TLT, TIP, LQD, TBF, PST, TYO, TMV, TBT
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