> ETFs are traded on the stock markets. So an ETF is an exchange traded fund. Public equities are also exchange traded but that doesn't mean that ETFs are trad

> ETFs are traded on the stock markets. So an ETF is an exchange traded fund. Public equities are also exchange traded but that doesn't mean that ETFs are traded on the stock market. > With ETFs you can't invest in a specific thing. You are investing in some category. Not really though? You can buy gold, silver, crude oil and a bunch of other commodities. You have currency ETFs, Real Estate ETFs, etc. There's volatility ETFs if you want to hedge risk. There's tons of "specific things". You also have futures markets. So you can also buy a futures contract for corn or something. There's also betting markets, but those aren't really "buying anything". I guess you can buy an "athlete/team's performance" by betting on them.