As a growing sector of the investment products universe, ETFs are well suited for implementing a variety of investment opportunities. Use ETFs to establish a core allocation, diversify existing portfolios, or implement new strategies.
ETFs trade much like stocks:
- Capitalize on short-term fluctuations in the market by trading ETFs in Trader Workstation (TWS).
- Invest in a wide range of equity and bond indices on 28 exchanges in 14 countries, including short ETFs and leveraged ETFs.
- Take advantage of greater liquidity through hands-on trading.
- ETFs are supported in options trading and short selling.
- Enjoy greater transparency through daily reporting of the ETF's holdings.
ETFs hold some advantages vs. Mutual Funds:
Benefit | ETFs | Mutual Funds |
---|---|---|
Diversification | ||
Active fund management | ||
Lower expense ratios | ||
Hands-on intraday trading | ||
Financial transparency | Portfolio Holding Reported Daily |
Portfolio Holding Reported Semiannually or Quarterly |
Options trading | ||
Stagnant index | ||
Short selling | ||
Time control | ||
Dividends reinvested automatically |
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Trade ETFs for as low as $0.005 per US share, all-in.
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Mutual Fund/ETF Replicator
Use the Interactive Brokers Mutual Fund/ETF Replicator to identify and invest in lower cost ETFs with similar strategies to higher-fee mutual funds.