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Strategies & Market Trends : JAPAN-Nikkei-Time to go back up?

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To: borb who wrote (1019)	5/20/1998 12:26:00 PM
From: eWhartHog	Read Replies (1) of 3902

That's right. Stock index futures are traded in many countries. It is more convenient for US investors to trade WEBS (closed-end, single-country index funds) which are listed on the AMEX. Asian WEBS are available for Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. Other countries may be added. There's a WEBS thread on SI. Message 935126 If you're interested in shorting, some Asian single-country funds trade at large premiums to their net asset values. Indonesia Fund was trading at a premium of almost 150% yesterday. These funds can be very volatile.

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