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DON'T AVOID RISK. MANAGE IT.
An easy way to invest with sophistication
WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING, COSTS REALLY DO MATTER.
Exchange traded funds are a low-cost way to get investment returns.
So what is an ETF?
Well, it is similar to a unit trust or mutual fund. It’s a pooled investment vehicle that offers diversified exposure to a particular area of the market.
It can invest in stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, options or a blend of assets. Investors buy shares, which represent a proportional interest in the pooled assets.
Being Exchange-Traded
As an exchange-traded fund, you buy shares in an ETF directly from any brokerage account. Just like you buy shares in a stock, you can enter a buy order in your Balamory trading account and buy any ETF you want.
You can also do it whenever you want. ETF trades can take place any time the market is open. You can buy shares in the morning and sell them in the afternoon.
You can also perform all sorts of stock like strategies with ETF's that you cannot do with a unit trust or mutual fund: selling short, placing stop-loss or limit orders, even buying on margin.
Investor profile
If you are already saving your maximum tax deductible retirement contribution as well as your maximum R30 000 per year tax-free-savings contribution, and would like to save more, then you should consider investing in an ETF portfolio.
You need a trading account to invest in ETFs.
Already have a brokerage account? You can get started investing in ETFs right away.
Already investing in ETFs somewhere else?
Transfer those ETFs into your Balamory Trading Account. If you have any questions along the way, we're happy to help.
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