Retail, asset managers short vol via ETFs, ETNs

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Retail, asset managers short vol via ETFs, ETNs

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Retail investors and asset managers have been shorting volatility via exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes, building up a short position of more than $135m in vega, the highest short net position in ETFs and ETNs to date. That is a potential source of instability.

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