LEVERED ETFS: AS SCARY AS THEY SOUND?

The 'tourist walks through the problems with these products and the risks they pose to the market

Recently, levered ETFs have garnered a bunch of attention, with some market participants even blaming the recent wild swings in the market on the growing popularity of these products.

For example, here is a recent Bloomberg clip from Denitsa Tsekova highlighting the growing controversy regarding the effect these ETFs are having on the market.