%% Cash markets are important; but bankers hardly ever call loans on 2 or 3X ETFs, + ETNs. As far as holding times =put a bunch of moving averages on charts-you may hit something. Wisdom is profitable to direct; the prospectus has a bunch of helpful charts...........................................
%% Exactly 2or 3x gets it quicker , sometimes. Carl Ichan, investor, seems real concerned about ETFs bond funds-he almost all ways IS right + early. NOT a prediction
%% Exactly; + some of the bigger banks go crazy on fees, add on charges, + fraud in some cases. That is why community banks, credit unions+ regional banks, ETFs do so much better
I guess for me its simply a matter of risk management. - With ETF's I can go down to $0. - With margin I can do down infinitely. Also, MOST (not all) ETF's are quite diversified, which inherently reduces SOME risk. With margin I may be more inclined to go long on a million shares of Twitter...
%% Exactly ,Trader T1; with margin or most any bank loans, the bank can call the loan[force a sale] anytime they want.And a quick sale[forced sale] mostly means a price not good for the bank or borrower. So the bank may sue anyone for the balance due ,on a quick sale=standard operating precedure-not a prediction .And in many cases the bank of broker has to sell quick- if they dont- the regulators will make them sell quick . Wow, Ciigroup+ big banks are down again maybe not even thier fault; SPY + others have been overextended for a year of more- but its a election year, which can be bullish.NOT a prediction