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SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) To Hit $130 A Share?

October 8th, 2009

gold-manMarket Club came out with a new video today analyzing the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD). Adam Hewison states, “So the question is, is the move in gold over or is it just beginning?  I don’t believe the move is over on the upside for gold, but in Read more…

NYSE:GLD

Are Investors Still Bullish On The Gold ETF’s?

October 7th, 2009

gold-investing“Gold set record highs for a second straight session on Wednesday as investors bought the precious metal due to fears the dollar may weaken further, bringing inflation.  Bullion has gained nearly 20 percent Read more…

IAU, NYSE:GLD

Canadian ETF Assets Have Soared For 2009

October 7th, 2009

canada“Assets held in Canadian-listed exchange-traded funds soared by 49% in the first nine months of this year, according to data compiled by the dominant firm, Barclays Global Investors Canada Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ETF Deathwatch Report For September 2009

October 7th, 2009

deathrowRon Rowland From InvestWithAnEdge puts out his monthly ETF Deathwatch Report:  The “official” number of exchange-traded products on Deathwatch dropped for the second month Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

A Discussion About Natural Gas And The ETF That Follows It

October 7th, 2009

etf-interviewMike Norman From Hard Assets Investor Reports:  Mike Norman, anchor, HardAssetsInvestor.com (Norman): Hello, everybody. It’s Mike Norman, your host. I am back for the second part of my interview with John Woods Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

NSX Releases September 2009 ETF/ETN Data Report; U.S. Assets Top $700 Billion First Time Ever

October 6th, 2009

nsxPRNewswire/ — National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) surpassed $700 billion for the first time Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

High Gold Prices Has Attracted Investments Into Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

October 6th, 2009

gold-bull“Gold prices surged to a record high at $1,043.45 an ounce on Tuesday as dollar weakness sparked buying of the precious metal as an alternative asset. The wider media coverage of high gold Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IAU, NYSE:GLD

Three Quirky ETFs That Are Beating The Market

October 6th, 2009

quirkyElizabeth Ody, of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance discusses three quirky ETFs that are trouncing the market. The first one on her list is the Claymore/Beacon Spin-Off Read more…

NFO, NYSE:CSD, PKW

In The Crowded ETF Business, The Industry’s Largest Cash Cow Is Fast Losing Ground To A Low-Cost Competitor

October 6th, 2009

cash-cow“The $33 billion iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM) isn’t the biggest ETF. But because its exotic investing strategy has seemed to justify hefty fees for investors Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EEM, VWO

Jefferies Readies Two New Natural Gas ETFs

October 6th, 2009

naturalgasLooking to further increase its ETF family, Jefferies is planning to release its next two ETFs: the Jefferies Natural Gas Equity ETF and the Jefferies Energy Wildcatters Equity ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Contango/Backwardation Shredding Up The Oil ETF (USO)

October 5th, 2009

short-oil-etf“I had read about the problems with US Oil Fund (USO) but it wasn’t until I plotted a simple graph comparing it to crude oil futures contract that I understood just how little badly it has performed Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, USO

The Natural Gas ETF May Be Forming A Major Bottom

October 5th, 2009

natural gas-bottom“Anyone who’s been following and/or trading the natural gas market for the past two years is well aware of the frightening moves that this volatile energy commodity Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

Direxion Shares ETF Trust Named by Weiss & Lurie in Class Action

October 5th, 2009

lawsuit-filed(BUSINESS WIRE)–A class action lawsuit against Direxion Shares ETF Trust (“Direxion” or the “Company”) and certain individuals associated with the Company was commenced in the United States District Court Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FAZ

Grail Advisors Bringing Fixed Income to Actively-Managed ETF Marketplace

October 5th, 2009

grailadvisorsTwo New Bond Funds Will Feature Strategic Partnership With McDonnell Investment Management Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

How Will Commodity ETF’s Deal With Regulators Imposing Position Limits

October 5th, 2009

cftcLara Crigger From Hard Assets Investor Writes:  The Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn’t expected to deliver its final verdict on new position limits and other market restrictions until later this month, but already we’ve seen plenty of reaction, including DXO’s Read more…

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