Extras din studiul privind potentialul pietii din Romania pentru dezvoltarea afacerilor online prin magazine virtuale de comert electronic, realizat de Ministerul Comunicaţiilor şi Tehnologiei Informaţiei. Studiul îşi propune să evalueze piaţa de comerţ electronic din România şi să vină în sprijinul tuturor celor care doresc să dezvolte proiecte în acest sector de activitate: guvern, bănci, asociaţii profesionale şi patronate, intreprinzători, etc. ...

Studiul îşi propune să evalueze piaţa de comerţ electronic din România şi să vină în sprijinul tuturor celor care doresc să dezvolte proiecte în acest sector de activitate: guvern, bănci, asociaţii profesionale şi patronate, intreprinzători, etc....

An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a communal vehicle for investment, as is an exchange traded note (ETN). This primer profiles the duo of instruments and compares them to mutual funds. The relative merits of the securities are explained, along with the grave risks both blatant and subtle. The serious investor has to juggle the crucial factors in order to thrash out a robust program of investment....

As a supple tool for investment, the exchange traded fund (ETF) has enjoyed explosive growth since its debut on the stock market. To a lesser extent, the story is similar for the exchange traded note (ETN). The popularity of these vehicles stems from the ease of investing in a diversity of assets at low cost. An ETF is an investment pool whose shares are listed on a bourse. For this reason, the securities can be bought and sold just like any other stock by way of an equity account at a brokerage firm. From a historical stance, the traditional form of communal investing lies in the mutual fund: a commercial trust whose shares are offered for sale directly to the general public. In other words, an investor deals with the operator of the collective pool in procuring and unloading the units. By contrast, the shares of an ETF are traded amongst the actors within the stock market. This primer begins by profiling the exchange traded fund. One topic deals with the similarities and differences between an ETF and a mutual fund. Another issue involves the contrast between active and passive modes of investment in tending a portfolio o...

Climb and Slide of Mutual Funds Active versus Passive Ploys Hidden Dangers Travails of Index Funds Physical versus Synthetic Assets Exchange Traded Note Madness of the Mob Bane of Leverage Additional Forms of Risk Wrapup of the ETF and ETN Further Information References...