Short the Market: 9 Ways to Profit From the Market's Fall

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We're seeing a big breakdown in both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and the S&P 500 (SPX) that, without some miracle buying, is going to take both of those indexes lower. Don't panic, though -- use this as an opportunity to make some money by getting short the market.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are a terrific tool for getting short. You can buy an inverse index ETF or simply short a regular index ETF. Remember, inverse ETFs go up as the index they track goes down. The big advantage of inverse ETFs is that they can be bought in IRA accounts, which would otherwise restrict direct shorting.

Here are a few you might want to consider when going short the market.

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