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One ETF that is designed to take a short position on the US dollar is the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Bearish Fund.

PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Bearish Fund is issued and managed by Deutsche Bank and Amvescap unit PowerShares Capital Management LLC.

PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Bearish Fund tracks Deutsche Bank U.S. Dollar Index Futures Index — Excess Return, which follows the movement of the U.S. dollar against a basket of six major currencies: the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Swedish krona and the Swiss franc.

PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Bearish Fund makes profit when the U.S. dollar falls.

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These days it is hard to find a currency analyst who is long US dollar, but thanks to Euro Crisis and natural calamities in Asia, the US Dollar is still able to hold its own against major currencies.

US Dollar ETF

For currency investors who still believe in the dollar they can purchase a dollar ETF that is long US Dollar.

PowerShares DB USD Index Bullish Fund

PowerShares DB USD Index Bullish Fund, The fund tracks the Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index (USDX) Futures benchmark which is a ruled-based index composed solely of long USDX futures contracts. The USDX futures contract is designed to replicate the performance of being long the US Dollar against the following currencies: Euro, Japanese Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and Swiss Franc.

The PowerShare Bullish ETF makes money when the dollar rises against global currencies.

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Back in 1992 George Soros’ bet against the British pound.

George Soros bet (correctly) that the Bank of England would not support the pound participation in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) indefinitely by jacking up interest rates in an economy already in recession. Soros made $1 billion overnight when the Bank of England let the British currency devalue.

For indepth research on the events that led to pound devaluation and how Soros’ and other investor took advantage, read the following article, George Soros’the man who broke the bank of england

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George Soros is known as “the Man Who Broke the Bank of England” after he made a reported $1 billion during the 1992 UK currency crisis. He bet against the British pound and won big.

I came across a quote by George Soros, that seems to give an easy answer as to how the famous speculator makes money in a turbulent world.

The financial markets generally are unpredictable. So that one has to have different scenarios… The idea that you can actually predict what’s going to happen contradicts my way of looking at the market.

George Soros

It is clear what George Soros does, He evaluates multiple scenarios and takes position in each scenario. As the market unfolds he lets profits run on the correct scenario and cuts losses on wrong scenarios. At a single time he might be long on a position but still take a short position on the same.

To play this scenario game you need to use risk management tools such as options, futures and short sales.  For this kind of trading to be successful an investor needs to have sufficient capital to buy those tools.

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Another word for financial crisis is making money. Because during financial crisis clever investors roam like vultures looking for opportunity to make money.

History of Making Money In a Financial Crisis

Back in the early 1990? George Soros pounced on British financial crisis, shorting the British pound and walking away with a cool US$ 1 Billion in the process. In the late 90′s he rode the Asian crisis all the way to the bank. The then malaysian Prime Minister referred Soros as “A Criminal”

When the US housing market crashed back in 2007 many sub prime moergage borrowers were crying but one hedge fund manager was having a laugh. John Paulson a hedge fund manager in New York had bet against the sub prime market and made billions.

The two above investors made money by shorting the market. Talk to your financial advisor and see how you to can profit from fianancial crisis.

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