The first technical guide to ETFs geared towards professional advisors,
institutional investors, and financial professionals seeking to understand the mechanics
of ETFs
Author/trader Dave Abner has created The ETF Handbook as a resource for
everyone utilizing these sophisticated tools. With this book as your guide, you'll learn
from a professional ETF trader with practical guidance for valuation and best execution
techniques.
This reliable handbook skillfully touches upon the technical details of ETFs
not covered elsewhere. From the mechanics of ETF development to pricing and valuation
techniques, this guide provides a complete background on ETF mechanics and offers
extensive insights on using them from a professional's perspective. It addresses how to
position ETFs efficiently within a portfolio, and examines who ETF users are and how the
funds are employed. Along the way, Abner also offers recommendations on where to find data
related to these financial instruments.
- Contains the technical ETF information needed by today's financial
professionals
- Includes pricing and valuation spreadsheets and an instructional webinar
that walks you through the world of ETFs
- Touches upon topics such as calculating NAV (net asset value) and best
practices for executing ETF order flow
Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, The ETF Handbook contains ETF
information that is critical for virtually every financial professional.
David J. Abner is the Director of Institutional Sales and Trading at
WisdomTree, an issuer of exchange traded funds with a very broad client base of advisors
and other investors. Prior to this, he was with BNP Paribas, where he was managing
director and head of ETF trading from 2006–2008. From 1992–2006, Abner was with Bear
Stearns where he traded in index arbitrage, baskets, Asian equity, and closed end funds
before being tapped to head Bear's ETF trading business. Abner gives frequent seminars on
the many different aspects of trading and investing using ETFs.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part One Introduction to the ETF Marketplace.
Chapter 1 Development of an ETF.
Market Access or Out-Performance?
Index Tracking or Actively Managed?
Underlying Assets.
Rebalancing and Index Changes.
ETF Basket.
Conclusion.
Chapter 2 Structure of an ETF.
Categorizing Exchange-Traded Products.
ETF Regulation.
Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs).
Taxation.
When Structural Issues Arise.
Conclusion.
Chapter 3 Bringing an ETF to the Market.
Partnering with an Exchange.
Lead Market Maker.
ETF Incubation.
Comparing Fees by Structure.
Marketing and Launch.
Conclusion.
Chapter 4 Investment Companies, Now and in the Future.
In the Beginning, There Were Closed-End Funds.
Mutual Funds.
Actively Managed ETFs.
ETFs within the Portfolio.
Closing of ETFs.
Conclusion: The Future of ETFs.
Part Two Exchange- Traded Fund Valuation.
Chapter 5 ETFs with Domestic Constituents.
Calculating the Net Asset Value.
Discounts and Premiums.
Calculating the Intra-day Indicative Value.
Conclusion.
Chapter 6 ETFs with International Constituents.
International ETFs.
Providing Liquidity.
Conclusion.
Chapter 7 Fixed-Income and Currency ETFs.
Fixed Income.
Currency ETFs.
Conclusion.
Chapter 8 Leveraged, Inverse, and Commodity Products.
Introduction to Leveraged Products.
Understanding Inverse ETFs.
Commodity ETVs.
Conclusion.
Part Three ETF Trading and Execution.
Chapter 9 Trading Volumes and ETF Liquidity: Keys to Unlocking Value from the ETF
Structure.
How is an ETF Different from a Stock?
A Brief Look at Equity Trading Volumes.
A Detailed Look at ETF Trading Volumes.
ETF Money Flows.
Conclusion.
Chapter 10 ETF Trading Business: Assessing and Providing Liquidity.
Trading Model.
Measuring Potential Available ETF Liquidity.
Requirements for an ETF Trading Business.
Conclusion.
Chapter 11: Execution: Handling Client Order Flow and Achieving Execution in
ETFs.
Time Frames and Order Types.
Market Orders.
Limit Orders.
Algorithms.
Risk Markets (Utilizing Broker-Dealer Capital).
Creations and Redemptions.
Examples of Executions in the Market.
Conclusion.
Chapter 12: Market Participants and Their Trading Strategies.
Broker-Dealer Facilitation Desks.
Electronic Market Making.
Liquidity Aggregators.
Trading Strategies.
Conclusion.
Appendix A: List of ETF Issuers.
Appendix B: Research and Data Providers.
Appendix C: ETF-Related Web Sites and Blogs.
Appendix D: List of ETFs in Registration.
Notes.
About the Author.
Index.
253 pages, Hardcover