Catching an Emerging Rebound

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund (EEM) and the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) are both down about 8% this year. Despite expectations of greater swings ahead, skew-a gauge of how expensive it is to shield investors from declines-is near year-long lows for the iShares emerging...

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Published in:Barron's 2018-08, Vol.98 (35), p.M9-M9
Main Author: Banerji, Gunjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capital markets
Emerging markets
Investments
Laboratories
Options markets
Put & call options
Stock exchanges
Stocks
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Summary:The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets exchange-traded fund (EEM) and the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) are both down about 8% this year. Despite expectations of greater swings ahead, skew-a gauge of how expensive it is to shield investors from declines-is near year-long lows for the iShares emerging markets ETF, Trade Alert data show. Investors looking to take the options market's lead and position for a rebound could tap a trade dubbed a call spread on the emerging markets ETF, Xu wrote.
ISSN:1077-8039