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Replies to post #897 on VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV)

Replies to #897 on VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV)

Rock_nj

06/02/16 2:09 PM

#898 RE: Slyder009 #897

The advantage of shorting XIV is that there is no decay in XIV like there is in TVIX. TVIX is great when vol is rocking, but it can be very bad when vol is tame and decay brings it down.