Recent Content by vaffab

  1. Hedging overseas FX risk

    I've sold my GLD exposure and bought some local gold ETF. Cheers.
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 24, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  2. Hedging overseas FX risk

    Thanks JackRab but I don't think mine account if FX hedged. My paper loss around $80 but paper FX loss two times that. Can't be hedged.
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 24, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  3. Hedging overseas FX risk

    No not really. There are plenty of domestic funds and of course S&P 500 trackers but not too much of specific foreign markets.
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 24, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  4. Hedging overseas FX risk

    Thanks Metamega. Yes, I was a bit confused and thought the strong USD was bad for my exposure. I now realise I've essentially bought USD and hence...
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 22, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  5. Hedging overseas FX risk

    Thanks for your response Xandman. My thinking was this; if i buy a fund traded in the US and change AUD into USD, if USD goes up in the future,...
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 22, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  6. Hedging overseas FX risk

    Hi all I live in Australia and apart from being able to buy some some generic US funds like the S&P 500, there's not a lot of international...
    Thread by: vaffab, Jan 21, 2017, 15 replies, in forum: ETFs

  7. How would you hedge the US financials?

    I am hoping to achieve a safer trade of course. Pardon my ignorance but would you normally only hedge individual positions (equities) as opposed...
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  8. How would you hedge the US financials?

    Thank you for all the response. It's not an ETF I am intending on trading in the short term so possibly a hedge is not required. What are your...
    Post by: vaffab, Jan 7, 2017 in forum: ETFs

  9. How would you hedge the US financials?

    Hello. Newcomer this site and looking to buy the US Financials Ishares IYF and would like to hedge it with another ETF. I was thinking Gold but...
    Thread by: vaffab, Jan 6, 2017, 13 replies, in forum: ETFs