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An index fund is a type of fund that tries to mirror the performance of a benchmark market index, such as the S&P 500 stock market index. Investors can use a brokerage or retirement account to purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual funds that track indexes.

An inverse ETF, often known as a bear or short ETF, is an exchange-traded fund designed to profit from a market decline. These short-term, publicly traded investments are utilized by investors who believe that a particular market or individual security will lose value in the near future.

Index mutual funds and ETFs give investors a way to invest in different indexes. Investors can look for funds that track international markets, domestic indexes, specific sectors, or meet other criteria.

Spread trading is a strategy of gauging how the price difference between two securities or contracts—the spread—will change. A spread trader is focused more on the price difference and less on the prices themselves.