Series 7 - General Securities Representative Exam

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An investor needs more exposure in instruments that are negatively correlated to equities. Which of the following MAY be appropriate?

Buying a 2x equity ETF
A
Buying an international growth fund
B
Buying a fund of funds
C
Buying VIX calls
D
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The VIX moves almost inversely to the direction of the S&P 500 stock index. a 2x equity ETF is leveraged and bullish stocks, and international fund may not be negatively correlated and we do not know what the fund of funds holds. Best answer is ( D )

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