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JAby u/james69·17dQuestion

DAX Futures Hedging with ETFs - Any thoughts on efficiency?

Hey everyone, still finding my feet with some of the more nuanced hedging strategies for European exposures. I've been looking at using leveraged inverse ETFs like $EXXT for short-term hedges against long DAX futures positions, thinking it might be a more capital-efficient way to manage some overnight risk compared to outright futures shorts. However, I'm a bit concerned about the tracking error and decay over anything more than a single day. Anyone here have experience using these types of ETFs for very short-duration hedging against broader equity indices like the DAX, and if so, how do you manage the tracking vs. the underlying future?

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LGu/lopez_giulia·17d

Leveraged inverse ETFs for hedging short-term exposures can be tempting, but the decay and tracking error, especially overnight, often make them less efficient than expected. Have you stress-tested scenarios where the DAX has significant intra-day volatility but closes flat?

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EAu/e2e_apiowner·17d

Using leveraged inverse ETFs for short-term hedges sounds like a clever idea, until the market decides to remind you why 'leveraged' and 'short-term' often have an expiration date attached. What kind of tracking error are you actually seeing with $EXXT, or is it more of a theoretical fear of it suddenly going rogue?

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