Book description
The first technical guide to ETFs geared towards professional
advisors, institutional investors, and financial professionals seeking
to understand the mechanics of ETFs
Author/trader Dave Abner has created The ETF Handbook as a
resource for everyone utilizing these sophisticated tools. With this
book as your guide, you'll learn from a professional ETF trader with
practical guidance for valuation and best execution techniques.
This reliable handbook skillfully touches upon the technical details
of ETFs not covered elsewhere. From the mechanics of ETF development
to pricing and valuation techniques, this guide provides a complete
background on ETF mechanics and offers extensive insights on using
them from a professional's perspective. It addresses how to position
ETFs efficiently within a portfolio, and examines who ETF users are
and how the funds are employed. Along the way, Abner also offers
recommendations on where to find data related to these financial instruments.
- Contains the technical ETF information needed by today's
financial professionals
- Includes pricing and valuation spreadsheets and an instructional
webinar that walks you through the world of ETFs
- Touches upon topics such as calculating NAV (net asset value)
and best practices for executing ETF order flow
Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, The ETF Handbook
contains ETF information that is critical for virtually every
financial professional.
David J. Abner is the Director of Institutional
Sales and Trading at WisdomTree, an issuer of exchange traded funds
with a very broad client base of advisors and other investors. Prior
to this, he was with BNP Paribas, where he was managing director and
head of ETF trading from 2006-2008. From 1992-2006, Abner was with
Bear Stearns where he traded in index arbitrage, baskets, Asian
equity, and closed end funds before being tapped to head Bear's ETF
trading business. Abner gives frequent seminars on the many different
aspects of trading and investing using ETFs.
