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UK Gilt Bear Fund?
Chris_Tuke
Posts: 1 Newbie
I have searched i-shares, ETFs & the wider internet and failed. Is there a UK Gilt Bear fund available?
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http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/ETFs/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=LU0429459430LUGBXETFS
That appears to be the only fund available on the LSE.I am an IFA, but nothing I say on this forum constitutes financial advice. Always draw your own conclusions and always do your own research.0 -
Wasn't that one of the Care Bears?
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Thanks qpop, your reply was very useful.
mr_fishbulb - yours wasn't :wall:
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Do remember that when shorting your losses are theoretically infinite, as an asset's price could go infinitely high.
Just sayin'.“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse0 -
mr_fishbulb - yours wasn't
it was funny though.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
This is an interesting question as I'm just kicking off a new SIPP. I *know* that any sensible portfolio needs some bonds/gilts but gilts are broadcasting that they are over-priced via their teeny yields. I'm tempted to tackle the equity side of the investing and defer the gilt/property decision until HMRC put in their 20%.
Or maybe later.
OK, it's taking dynamic rebalancing a wee bit too far, but equities are cheap, gilts expensive, and I just can't bring myself to put £10k into anything with such a historically low yield.I am not a financial adviser and neither do I play one on television. I might occasionally give bad advice but at least it's free.
Like all religions, the Faith of the Invisible Pink Unicorns is based upon both logic and faith. We have faith that they are pink; we logically know that they are invisible because we can't see them.0 -
Do remember that when shorting your losses are theoretically infinite, as an asset's price could go infinitely high.
Just sayin'.
This wouldn't apply to the ETF linked above though would it? Surely, the loss is limited to the initial outlay; if gilts go down, the ETF goes up: if gilts go up, the ETF goes down but it can only go down to 0.
Not sure if my understanding of this is correct though.0 -
kfm you're correct. Masomnia refers to selling short or spread-betting short, neither of which OP's proposing to do.I am an IFA, but nothing I say on this forum constitutes financial advice. Always draw your own conclusions and always do your own research.0
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