Investors looking for index exposure can choose from a variety of instruments, including exchange traded funds, traditional passive funds, futures and swaps. Many investors tell us that they use futures rather than ETFs on the assumption futures are cheaper and more liquid. However, it is difficult to make a like-for-like comparison between two very different instruments. Comparisons tend to be theoretical rather than practical and require many assumptions.

In the webinar, we describe a more intuitive way to compare ETFs and futures, based on the performance they have actually delivered in the recent past and show a detailed holding cost analysis for a selection of widely-traded indices.

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