195: Ilan Israelstam The Inner Workings of an ETF Manager

Published: May 22, 2020, 6:52 a.m.

b'Ilan Israelstam\\u2019s a co-founder of Australian ETF manager BetaShares and a principal at VC firm Apex Capital Partners. Betashares first begun trading in 2010, and currently, it manages approximately $10-billion dollars in assets, across 61 funds\\u2014all of which trade on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).\\nThe motive in asking Ilan to be on the podcast was to learn more about how ETF managers operate and to delve into some of the technical aspects of ETFs. In summary, the topics we cover: risks for ETF managers, how ETF managers make money, the necessity of designated market makers, how \\u2018short\\u2019 and \\u2018leveraged\\u2019 ETFs trade as intended, tips for investing in ETFs and researchable ideas for trading ETFs.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'