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Exit difficulty

How hard is it to turn this back into cash at a fair price?

1 Sold in seconds at a quoted price
5 Months to sell, or no buyer at all

Ranked by exit difficulty

67 markets · most demanding first · reverse

# Market Exit Swing Leverage Carry Fraud No recourse Barrier Expertise Difficulty
1 Fine artCollectibles & physical goods 5 4 1 4 4 5 2 5 69 Extreme
2 Commercial propertyProperty & land 5 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 66 Extreme
3 Airport slotsRights, claims & intangibles 5 3 2 3 1 4 5 5 63 Extreme
4 Non-fungible tokensRights, claims & intangibles 5 5 1 2 5 5 1 4 63 Extreme
5 Patents & intellectual propertyRights, claims & intangibles 5 4 1 4 2 3 4 5 63 Extreme
6 Radio spectrumRights, claims & intangibles 5 2 3 3 1 3 5 5 59 Tough
7 Residential propertyProperty & land 5 2 4 4 2 3 4 3 59 Tough
8 Private company sharesShares & funds 5 4 1 1 4 4 2 5 56 Tough
9 Timber & forestryProperty & land 5 2 2 3 2 4 4 4 56 Tough
10 Agricultural landProperty & land 5 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 53 Tough
11 Water abstraction rightsRights, claims & intangibles 5 2 1 2 1 4 5 4 50 Demanding
12 Classic carsCollectibles & physical goods 4 4 1 5 4 5 3 5 72 Extreme
13 Distressed debtDebt & fixed income 4 5 2 2 2 3 5 5 63 Extreme
14 Insurance & reinsurance riskServices, time & capacity 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 63 Extreme
15 Whisky casksCollectibles & physical goods 4 3 1 3 5 5 2 4 59 Tough
16 Weather derivativesDerivatives & contracts 4 4 2 2 1 3 5 5 56 Tough
17 Fishing quotaRights, claims & intangibles 4 3 2 2 1 4 5 4 53 Tough
18 LithiumCommodities 4 5 2 2 3 2 2 4 50 Demanding
19 UraniumCommodities 4 4 2 2 3 2 3 4 50 Demanding
20 Ground rents & freehold reversionsProperty & land 4 3 2 2 2 4 2 4 47 Demanding
21 Music royaltiesRights, claims & intangibles 4 2 1 2 2 4 3 4 44 Demanding
22 Prediction marketsDerivatives & contracts 4 5 1 1 4 3 1 3 44 Demanding
23 Grid flexibility & demand responseServices, time & capacity 4 4 1 1 1 2 4 4 41 Demanding
24 Peer-to-peer loansDebt & fixed income 4 2 1 2 3 4 1 3 38 Moderate
25 Barter & mutual creditServices, time & capacity 4 2 1 1 2 5 1 1 28 Moderate
26 Carbon credits & allowancesRights, claims & intangibles 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 66 Extreme
27 Shipping freightServices, time & capacity 3 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 66 Extreme
28 CocoaCommodities 3 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 63 Extreme
29 NickelCommodities 3 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 63 Extreme
30 CoffeeCommodities 3 5 4 3 2 3 3 4 59 Tough
31 Luxury watchesCollectibles & physical goods 3 4 1 2 5 5 2 4 56 Tough
32 Fine wineCollectibles & physical goods 3 3 1 3 4 5 2 4 53 Tough
33 Trading cardsCollectibles & physical goods 3 5 1 2 4 5 1 4 53 Tough
34 SneakersCollectibles & physical goods 3 4 1 2 4 5 1 3 47 Demanding
35 Domain namesRights, claims & intangibles 3 3 1 4 3 4 1 3 44 Demanding
36 High-yield bondsDebt & fixed income 3 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 38 Moderate
37 Retired LEGO setsCollectibles & physical goods 3 2 1 3 2 5 1 2 34 Moderate
38 Corporate bondsDebt & fixed income 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 28 Moderate
39 Personalised registrationsRights, claims & intangibles 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 22 Moderate
40 Contracts for differenceDerivatives & contracts 2 5 5 5 4 3 1 3 63 Extreme
41 Natural gasCommodities 2 5 5 5 2 3 2 4 63 Extreme
42 EtherCurrencies & digital assets 2 5 3 1 5 5 1 5 59 Tough
43 Financial spread bettingDerivatives & contracts 2 5 5 5 3 3 1 3 59 Tough
44 OptionsDerivatives & contracts 2 5 5 3 2 2 3 5 59 Tough
45 BitcoinCurrencies & digital assets 2 5 3 1 5 5 1 4 56 Tough
46 AluminiumCommodities 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 53 Tough
47 WheatCommodities 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 53 Tough
48 CopperCommodities 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 50 Demanding
49 ElectricityServices, time & capacity 2 5 3 1 1 2 5 5 50 Demanding
50 Used carsCollectibles & physical goods 2 3 3 5 4 3 1 3 50 Demanding
51 Cloud compute capacityServices, time & capacity 2 4 1 3 2 3 1 4 38 Moderate
52 Event ticketsRights, claims & intangibles 2 5 1 1 5 3 1 2 38 Moderate
53 SilverCommodities 2 4 2 3 3 3 1 2 38 Moderate
54 Freelance labour & timeServices, time & capacity 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 25 Moderate
55 Investment trustsShares & funds 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 25 Moderate
56 Index-linked giltsDebt & fixed income 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 22 Moderate
57 Real estate investment trustsProperty & land 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 22 Moderate
58 Crude oilCommodities 1 4 5 4 2 3 2 4 53 Tough
59 Interest rate swapsDerivatives & contracts 1 3 4 2 2 3 5 5 53 Tough
60 Foreign exchangeCurrencies & digital assets 1 3 5 4 4 3 1 3 50 Demanding
61 Futures contractsDerivatives & contracts 1 4 5 3 2 2 3 4 50 Demanding
62 Advertising inventoryServices, time & capacity 1 4 1 2 4 3 1 4 38 Moderate
63 GoldCommodities 1 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 31 Moderate
64 StablecoinsCurrencies & digital assets 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 3 28 Moderate
65 Ordinary sharesShares & funds 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 19 Gentle
66 UK giltsDebt & fixed income 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 9 Gentle
67 Exchange-traded fundsShares & funds 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 Gentle