| Investors have sharply escalated their use of exchange traded funds as they seek a new way to sell exposure to eurozone bonds beyond the traditional avenues of cash and futures markets. The use of European bond ETFs for expressing a negative or short view on bond prices has surged past €500m in the first week of July.
This marks the first time activity has risen above this level and comes just a few months after short positions, which benefit from bond yields rising and prices falling, stood at just €100m, according to Markit data...............................................Full Article: Source
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