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Faithshares Trust To Begin Trading FaithShares Baptist Values Fund (FZB) Tomorrow

December 14th, 2009

baptistFaithShares trust will begin trading its Baptist Values Fund (FZB) Tuesday, December 15th. The Fund’s investment objective will be to track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Read more…

NYSE:FZB

Investors Are Betting On A Bearish Outlook For The Emerging Markets ETF

December 14th, 2009

options-trading“Trading of bearish emerging-market options rose to a 10-week high as investors increased wagers that a U.S. exchange-traded fund tracking stocks in developing nations Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EEM

The (GLD) Gold ETF Has Grown Into A Juggernaut

December 14th, 2009

gold-bull“As the world’s second-largest exchange-traded fund, and sixth-largest holder of gold bullion, the (GLD) gold ETF has grown into a juggernaut.  GLD’s mounting popularity Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

Which ETF Is The Best Natural Gas Play This Winter Season?

December 13th, 2009

naturalgasmoney“The future for natural-gas prices remains bearish in my view, but there’s no denying the fuel’s recent rally, or the short-term investment opportunities Read more…

IEZ, NYSE:FCG, UNG, UNL

This Week May Bring Volatile Silver Prices As Investors Look To Jump Into The Silver ETF

December 13th, 2009

volatility“Silver prices are expected to be volatile this week, possibly moving between $16.25 and $18.00. After peaking in the first week of December prices Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SLV

The US Dollar ETF’s Are Showing Signs Of The Beginning Of A Reversal

December 12th, 2009

strong-dollar“The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are still stuck in their ranges which started in the middle of last month. For a little more excitement look to the US dollar Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UDN, UUP

Here Is A Closer Look At Alternative Energy ETF’s

December 11th, 2009

technical-lookJulian Murdoch from Hard Assets Investor put together a great article on alternative energy ETF’s, which is worth a look Read more…

ICLN, KWT, NYSE:FAN, NYSE:GEX, PBD, PBW, PWND, PZD, QCLN, TAN

First Ever China Financials ETF (CHIX) Starts Trading on the NYSE Arca

December 11th, 2009

chinafinancialPRNewswire– New York-based asset manager Global X Management Company today launched the Global X China Financials ETF (CHIX), the first ETF offering targeted access to Read more…

NYSE:CHIX

Schwab Introduces Two New Low-Cost ETFs, New ETFs Have No Online Trading Commissions for Schwab Clients

December 11th, 2009

new2(BUSINESS WIRE)–Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) has launched another two exchange-traded funds with low operating expense ratios and Read more…

SCHA, SCHF, SCHG, SCHV

Record Volumes In The Gold Market Indicate A Top In The Gold ETF

December 11th, 2009

gold-interest-rateGold Price Today put out a great piece on Gold reaching a top in the market:  Last week we saw unusually high volumes of short sellers in the COMEX futures market. On Friday Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

Net Assets In The Bullish Dollar ETF Have Grown Substantially In 2009

December 11th, 2009

dollar-up“The dollar has slid rapidly in recent months, but don’t tell that to investors in the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish ETF (UUP). While a weakening U.S. dollar Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UDN, UUP

Does Your ETF Have Exposure To The Desert Emirate Of Dubai?

December 10th, 2009

debt“Dubai World, an investment company in the desert emirate of Dubai, stunned investors around the world when it said it would move to renegotiate its mountains of debt Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MES, NASDAQ:GULF

Old-Line Fund House Looks To Get Into The Active ETF Space

December 10th, 2009

t-rowe-price“Money manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc. is preparing to launch a variety of actively managed exchange-traded funds. If the Baltimore-based firm goes through Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

The United States Oil ETF Is Getting Heavy Options Activity (USO)

December 10th, 2009

oildrum“Option volume was unusually heavy yesterday on United States Oil Fund LP (USO: sentiment, chart, options). During the course of Wednesday’s session Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, USO

Watson Wyatt Warns Investors Over Using ETF’s

December 10th, 2009

warning“One of the largest investment consultancies in the world has said the “vast majority” of exchange-traded funds, which now hold over $1 trillion in assets Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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