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Jim Ross Talks About Another Great Year Ahead For The Gold ETF (GLD)

January 22nd, 2010

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ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD, SPY

ETF Assets in Canada Grow by 30% With iShares Leading the Charge

January 22nd, 2010

ishares_logoiShares, a global leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), announced today that investors in Canada continue to embrace ETFs as assets under management (AUM) surpassed $30 billion in Canada Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Successful first trading week for ETF Securities Platinum and Palladium exchange-traded funds (ETFs). High exchange volumes and asset inflows.

January 22nd, 2010

etf-securitiesThe first week of trading in PPLT and PALL has been very strong and reflects healthy investor interest. Investors like the physical backed structure and uniqueness of these PGM products to the US market Read more…

PALL, PPLT

WisdomTree Adds Hedged Currency Feature to Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ)

January 22nd, 2010

wisdomtreeWisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT – News), a leading ETF sponsor and index developer, announced today that effective after the close of business on March 31, 2010, the WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DXJ

Claymore/Ocean Tomo Patent ETF Given Five-Star Rating by Morningstar

January 22nd, 2010

ot_logo_300ppi-newOcean Tomo, LLC, the Chicago-based provider of diversified intellectual property-related services, announced the Claymore/Ocean Tomo 300® Patent Index ETF (NYSE Arca: OTP) concluded its third Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, OTP

Changing The Game In The Financial Sector Will Lead Investors To Play The Regional Banking ETF

January 21st, 2010

game-changer“SPDR KBW Regional Banking (NYSEArca: KRE) offers investors a direct play on this subsector of the financial industry. We like the diversification benefits this ETF offers and think that investors looking Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, KRE

Bearish Sentiment On The Rise As Investors Turn To Inverse ETFs

January 21st, 2010

bear-market“Time to cue up some of the bear ETFs like ProShares Short Dow30 (ETF) (NYSE:DOG) and ProShares Short S&P500 (ETF) (NYSE:SH), or even the 2X ETFs such as ProShares UltraShort Dow30 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DOG, NYSE:DXD, SDS, SH

Leveraged ETFs Have Returned Stellar Results From Directional Market Gains

January 21st, 2010

leverage“The last few years have seen a proliferation of leveraged investment funds. First 2x, then 3x the daily performance of any number of indexes were offered by several ETF providers. Moreover, investors could choose Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, QLD, ROM, RTG, UYM

The Wildcatters Energy ETF Is A More Volatile Play Than Established Funds

January 21st, 2010

natural-gas-runup“The new natural gas ETF from Jefferies (JEF) should not be the cornerstone of your energy holdings. Launched Wednesday, the Wildcatters Exploration & Production Equity ETF (WCAT) offers exposure Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FCG, UNG, WCAT

The Gold ETF May Be Stuck In A Rut

January 21st, 2010

range-bound“The dollar has strengthened substantially since yesterday morning, with the trade-weighted dollar gaining almost 1.5%. Nevertheless, precious metals, especially gold, are holding up well; this demonstrates Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

All The Leveraged ETF Lawsuits Lack Any Substantive Claims

January 21st, 2010

no-wayMichael Johnston from ETF Database put together a story about More Laughable Leveraged ETF Lawsuits: One of the major stories in the ETF industry over the last year has centered on the appropriate uses Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ProShares Launches Two Leveraged U.S. Treasury ETFs

January 21st, 2010

proshareslogoProFunds Group, the world’s largest manager of leveraged and inverse funds, announced today that it is launching two ETFs designed to provide magnified exposure to the U.S. Treasury market Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Select Sector SPDRs Underscores Status as Leading Sector ETF Family with Banner 2009

January 21st, 2010

select_sector_spdrAgainst a backdrop of economic dislocation and rollercoaster financial markets, Select Sector SPDRs, a family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that divide the S&P 500 into nine individual sector funds, saw its collective assets under management Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

WIW and Certain Claymore-Advised ETFs Announce Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

January 21st, 2010

meeting-etfs1Western Asset/Claymore Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund (“WIW”) and the Claymore-advised exchange-traded funds listed below (the “ETFs” and, collectively with WIW, the “Funds”) Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

GAM Unit Plans Physical Base Metals ETFs (ZURICH)

January 21st, 2010

gamGAM Holding (GAMH.VX) unit Swiss and Global Asset Management (S&G) plans to list some of the first physically-backed base metals exchange traded funds by the end of the year Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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