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Competitive Advantages
Risks
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Competitive Advantages
Leveraged Exposure to Small Caps: TNA provides 3x daily leveraged exposure to the Russell 2000 Index, allowing traders to significantly amplify potential gains from bullish movements in small-cap stocks with a single investment vehicle.
Ease of Access to Leverage: Investors can gain leveraged market exposure without the complexities of margin accounts or derivative instruments, as the leverage is embedded within the ETF structure, simplifying trading.
High Liquidity for Active Trading: As an actively traded ETF, TNA typically offers high liquidity throughout the trading day, facilitating quick entry and exit points for short-term traders and tactical investors.
Risks
Leverage Amplification Risk: The fund aims for 300% of the daily performance of its underlying index, meaning any adverse movement in the index will be magnified threefold, leading to rapid and potentially substantial losses.
Compounding Effect Risk: Due to daily rebalancing, the fund's returns over periods longer than a single day will likely differ significantly from 3x the index's return, especially in volatile markets, often underperforming in choppy or trending markets.
Volatility Erosion Risk: High market volatility, even without significant directional movement, can cause the fund's value to erode significantly over time due to the daily rebalancing and compounding effect.
