Small Stakes - December 18, 2020 - The Margin Advantage of Futures
What's the difference between trading currencies in an ETF versus a future? Frank and Mikey go deep on product construction as well as margining. The guys show you the effects of higher margin rates on historically slow market like foreign exchange by comparing SFX futures to UUP shares. They use US dollars as the common ground for contrasting just how impactful expensive ETF shares can be on returns and short-term speculative opportunities.