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Personal Finance and Investing

SheilaT

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1. For those of us who aren't the most totally savvy

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Original post)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 01:29 PM

Feb 2013

financial world people out there, what is VXX? What is ETN? ETF? VIX?

It's possible I am literally the only person who will look at this post that does not know those acronyms, but I'd appreciate a translation.

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The Dangers of VXX [View all] Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 OP

For those of us who aren't the most totally savvy SheilaT Feb 2013 #1

En ETF is an Exchange Traded Fund. It's sort of like a mutual fund that tracks some particular index Common Sense Party Feb 2013 #2

ETN = Exchange Traded Note A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #3

Very informative. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #4

Apologies... Benton D Struckcheon Feb 2013 #5

No apology necessary. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2013 #6