June 15: What is an ETF and what does it have to do with an Index
ETF stands for Exchange Traded Fund. Exchange Traded Funds are Collective Investment schemes. Collective investment schemes are ways of investing money with other people in order to participate in a wider range of investments. Collective investments schemes are usually referred to as Mutual Funds, Managed Funds or simply Funds. These funds account for a large portion of the trading on most stock exchanges.