rmaring478, I would say the big difference is the ability to trade SPY intraday. You can like it or hate it, and be in and out of it however you want to scale your position, as many times as you want during market hours.
It is inspiring to see how many folks believe it is their patriotic duty to go long at this level and volunteer to absorb more of the economy's de-leveraging in their own accounts.
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