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The insiders' edge for 40 Act industry executives!
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Friday, October 26, 2007 WSJ Offers Bid-Ask Tips for ETF Investors The bid-ask spread for ETFs can not be avoided, Ian Salisbury said in this morning's WSJ FundTrack, but individual investors can take precautions to keep it to a minimum. Among the tips offered in the article are; gauging the spread, the pros make profits here by trading at prices above or below what the shares are worth; be cautious when making trades in thinly traded funds, you may not always get the quoted price; and finally, don't heed the age-old saying the early bird gets the worm, investors will probably get a worse price in the first 5-10 minutes that the market is open. Printed from: MFWire.com/story.asp?s=16227 Copyright 2007, InvestmentWires, Inc. All Rights Reserved |