You have a bullish view on the US stock market for the three days. You have $500 to invest. You decide to buy a 2x ETF that earns double the S&P 500 Index. The 2x ETF is currently trading at $50. You decide to go all in and buy this 2x ETF as much as possible. The S&P 500 Index earns a return of 3.53%, -4.68%, and 7.27% for the next three days. You sell your 2x ETF shares after these three days. What's the return of your investment over these three days? Enter a number with two decimal points. Answer the question in percentage terms, i.e., if the answer is 20%, enter 20.00.

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You have a bullish view on the US stock market for the three days. You have $500 to invest.
You decide to buy a 2x ETF that earns double the S&P 500 Index. The 2x ETF is currently trading at
$50. You decide to go all in and buy this 2x ETF as much as possible.
The S&P 500 Index earns a return of 3.53%, -4.68%, and 7.27% for the next three days.
You sell your 2x ETF shares after these three days.
What's the return of your investment over these three days?
Enter a number with two decimal points. Answer the question in percentage terms, i.e., if the answer is
20%, enter 20.00.
Transcribed Image Text:You have a bullish view on the US stock market for the three days. You have $500 to invest. You decide to buy a 2x ETF that earns double the S&P 500 Index. The 2x ETF is currently trading at $50. You decide to go all in and buy this 2x ETF as much as possible. The S&P 500 Index earns a return of 3.53%, -4.68%, and 7.27% for the next three days. You sell your 2x ETF shares after these three days. What's the return of your investment over these three days? Enter a number with two decimal points. Answer the question in percentage terms, i.e., if the answer is 20%, enter 20.00.
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