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Expertise needed

How much specialist knowledge do you need not to be fleeced?

1 Hard to get badly wrong
5 Deep specialist knowledge

Ranked by expertise needed

67 markets · most demanding first · reverse

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