Negatively Correlated ASX200 etf - bear hedge

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    Read the PDS and basically it says:

    Give us your money and:
    - if the overall market goes up, we will definitely lose you money
    - if the overall market goes down, we might make you money, but we don't know how much, if any.
    - we will charge you annual fees whatever happens

    The strategy makes me laugh: they will keep 90% of your money in cash and sell index futures using the other 10%

    If you are bearish, why not just keep 90% of your money in the bank yourself and buy some index put options or warrants during the year instead ?
     
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    Of course - in a down market people pull their money out, so if everyone exits the etf as its going up, or there are no buyers to sell to...

    What in the market is a sure thing?
     

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