Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Vs Mutual Funds

Last week I was at the International Securities Exchange (ISE) - one of the largest options exchanges in the world - and spoke with Product Development Specialist Mark Abssy about some of the differences between Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Mutual Funds.

You can see the interview in the video below:

Apart from simply investing in ETFs, ISE offers many other ways to take advantage of movements in sector specific indexes. ISE has a wide range of indexes ranging from Global Wind Energy (^GWE) to Homeland Security (^HSX). Index options give you the chance to profit from both up and down moves in different sectors.

For example, if you think that casinos, whiskey, beer, and other tobacco and alcohol products will suffer you can buy a put on the ISE SINdex (^SIN). Seen that Walmart (WMT) sales are benefiting from the downturn? You could always consider call options on the Wal-Mart Supplier Index (^WMX).

Here is a table with the different index options available on ISE:

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