Understanding Real Estate Understanding Real Estate
Understanding Real Estate Understanding Real Estate
Understanding Real Estate Understanding Real Estate
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Opportunities<br />
Investors:<br />
Enhanced returns, incremental liquidity, lower transaction costs<br />
Achieve levered housing market returns (or inverse returns) with ease<br />
Add a low-correlated asset class to diversify portfolio<br />
Generate periodic income to supplement capital return<br />
MacroShares Major Metro Housing<br />
Express either a bullish (UMM) or a bearish (DMM) view via a long security position<br />
No need to short-sell in order to establish a bearish view: one can purchase DMM<br />
Risk managers:<br />
Greater efficiency and transparency<br />
Directly hedge home price, inflation, and business-cycle exposures via a listed equity instrument<br />
Eliminate credit and counterparty risks via a collateralized security<br />
Implement hedges without short-selling<br />
Observe updated prices via NYSE/Arca throughout the trading day<br />
Nothing contained in this presentation should be construed as a recommendation of the MacroShares as a beneficial investment for any particular group of individuals, types of companies or institutions, or as a representation that an investment in the MacroShares may provide a complete and accurate hedge against any particular form of exposure to real<br />
estate. Before making a decision to invest in any MacroShares, investors should carefully review the prospectus for those MacroShares. Copies of the applicable prospectus may be obtained as specified under "Important Information" on page 3 of this presentation.<br />
U.S. Housing: 21 st Century Alternatives for Investment and Risk Management<br />
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