Growth Outside the US — Removing Domestic/Geographic Bias
Growth of US companies cannot be sustained without reversal at some stage in the economic cycle. There will a period in the cycle, where the outlook for US companies will become dull compared to their Non-US counterparts. So, consider the viable alternative of trading the options on Non-US companies listed in the US, grouped as an ADR Fund or ETF.
The connectedness of markets is inescapable. Commodity–based raw materials are the necessary fuel to satisfy the growth in infrastructure construction and industrial equipment, most notably in Emerging Markets.
American Exercise–Style Funds/ETFs (all optionable)
ADRE BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index
Fund
EEB Claymore/BNY BRIC Emerging Markets
ETF
EEM iShares
Emerging Markets Index Fund's
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE (Europe, Australia & Far
East) Index Fund
EWH iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund
EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund
EWY iShares MSCI Korea Index Fund
EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund
FXI iShares
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund
ILF iShares
S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund
RSX Market Vectors Russia ETF
VWO Vanguard
Emerging Markets VIPERS
For more, see fact sheet on PHLX Options (http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/phlxindex/PHLXETHOLDRs.pdf)