With the brokerage account based in the U.S., what are the instruments to short European and Japanese sovereign debt? Thanks.
European ETFs traded in the US
http://www.marketvolume.com/etfs/quotes.asp?s=34&t=European
Lapan ETFs:
http://www.marketvolume.com/etfs/quotes.asp?s=52&t=Japan
Still looking for the equivalent (inverse government bond ETF) for European countries.
Can't you just outright short some of those mainly european based bonds?
My account is with Interactive Brokers, based in the U.S., denominated in US dollars. I think it would be quite painful to buy/sell the European bonds, as I imagine it would involve converting the currency twice. That's why I was looking for the equivalent European Bond ETFs, traded in the U.S., so that I can easily buy/sell, just like any other US-traded security.
I understand that. But can't you short the european bond ETFs that I linked to? Instead of going long an inverse? Wouldn't that be good enough for your purposes?