Barron’s proposed a good idea to use one ETF to hedge against a Military Conflict With North Korea. I might need to think about buying it.
Hedging Against a Military Conflict With North Korea
War would likely send South Korea’s stock market plunging. This options strategy offers investors protection.
July 6, 2017 12:47 p.m. ET
North Korea’s recent intercontinental ballistic missile test has increased the chances of military conflict in the region.
Should war come to the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s stock market would most likely come under extraordinary pressure, resulting in a sharp decline for the iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (ticker: EWY).
The exchange-traded fund is trading roughly where it was a decade ago, but has recently come to…
