Other instruments that will likely see a pick-up in interest in this environment of institutional appetite to be short treasuries, include PowerShares DB 3X Short 25+ Year Treasury Bond ETN (NYSEArca: SBND), which offer three times leveraged short exposure but with the leverage re-balanced on a monthly basis instead of a daily basis like the aforementioned inverse funds.
Additionally, ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TTT) also offers 3 times the daily leveraged short exposure to the long bond.
Then, for those whom are not looking to add leverage to the portfolio and simply want short exposure to long term treasury bond prices, ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca: TBF) and Direxion Daily 20 Year Plus Treasury Bear 1X (NYSEArca: TYBS) are potential alternatives.
ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury Bond
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