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Quantitative Finance · Glossary

What is Exchange-traded fund?

Definition 14.1 Markets I: The Ecosystem and Exchange-Traded Markets · Chapter 14 — Exchange-Traded Funds

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an open-ended investment fund whose shares are listed and trade on exchanges throughout the day like any stock, and can in addition be created or redeemed with the fund itself, in large blocks, by designated intermediaries.

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