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The Market Vectors Russia ETF Should Continue To Benefit From Higher Commodity Prices

January 11th, 2010

russiaThe ruble strengthened the most in more than a decade against the dollar in its first trading day of 2010 and Russian stocks surged as oil topped $83 a barrel and metals prices gained Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, RSX

Claymore annnounces the launch of the Claymore Advantaged High Yield Bond ETF (TSX:CHB)

January 11th, 2010

claymore-etfsClaymore Investments, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in Canada, is pleased to announce the launch of the Claymore Advantaged High Yield Bond ETF (TSX:CHB) Read more…

Toronto:CHB.TO

Hedge Foreign Currency Moves With This WisdomTree ETF

January 11th, 2010

currencies“The recently launched ETF is WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund (HEDJ). The underlying holdings are other ETFs managed by WisdomTree (WSDT), so it’s structured as a so-called fund of funds Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DEB, NYSE:DND, NYSE:DWM, NYSE:DXJ, NYSE:HEDJ

Asset Allocation & Rebalancing Helps Drive MarketRiders’ ETF Portfolio up Additional 1% to 24.21% in 2009

January 11th, 2010

marketridersMarketRiders (http://www.marketriders.com/) today demonstrated how investing for retirement can be simple and less risky by owning and rebalancing an all ETF portfolio. Over the 12 months ending December 31, 2009, disciplined rebalancing several times Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

State Street’s Vision Focus Report Examines Exchange Traded Funds

January 11th, 2010

statestreetState Street Corporation (STT), one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, today released its Vision Focus report on trends in the usage of exchange traded funds (ETFs) by Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Capitalize On Cold Weather-Related Agricultural Losses With These ETFs

January 10th, 2010

crop-freeze“A relentless surge of cold weather is slamming nearly every country in the Northern Hemisphere, disrupting travel, threatening crops and driving energy and commodity prices higher Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MOO, NYSE:DBA, RJA

Protect Your Investment Gains In China With These Inverse ETFs

January 8th, 2010

protect-hedge“It seems that folks still can’t let go of China despite the huge run up in stock prices last year, but more importantly, the growing concerns regarding production overcapacity and credit expansion Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:CZI, NYSE:FXP

Options Action Shows Heavy Put Activity In The Natural Gas ETF

January 8th, 2010

natural-gas-runup“Traders are picking up puts on the U.S. Natural Gas Fund after the exchange-traded fund gapped lower this morning. The UNG opened down more than 2.6 percent after trying unsuccessfully to break above $11 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

Are Gold ETFs Stuck In The Middle Of The Next Asset Bubble?

January 8th, 2010

stock-bubble“Investors have turned to gold for centuries in times of trouble, and as panic over the global financial crisis took hold in late 2008, gold prices started heading up from around $700 an ounce. While panic has abated, fear remains — of inflation Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

iShares Launches a Series of Municipal Bond ETFs that Transform Fixed Income and ETF Investing

January 8th, 2010

ishares_logoiShares, a global leader in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), announced today that the first-of-its-kind suite of municipal bond ETFs with a planned end-date began trading on the NYSE Arca. The new iShares Muni Series Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MUAA, MUAB, MUAC, MUAD, MUAE, MUAF

ETF Securities starts 2010 with the anticipated listing of the first US physically-backed Platinum and Palladium exchange-traded funds listed on the NYSE

January 8th, 2010

etf-securitiesETF Securities Ltd (ETFS), one of the world’s leading providers of Exchange Traded Product (ETPs), is independently owned and currently has USD $16.6 billion (as of Dec 31, 2009) of assets invested in over 180 of its products globally Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, PALL, PPLT

136 New US-Listed ETFs Were Launched In 2009 (List Included)

January 7th, 2010

exchange-traded-fundsRon Rowland from Invest With An Edge compiled a list of the ETFs launched in 2009:  As mentioned in the latest ETF statistics report, 136 new US-listed exchange-traded products launched Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Schwab Starts New $8.95 Online Trade Commissions

January 7th, 2010

schwabIn its ongoing effort to make investing more accessible and affordable, The Charles Schwab Corporation today announced reductions in online equity trade commissions designed to provide greater value for investors of Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Invesco PowerShares Announces Zero Capital Gains Distributions for 2009 on 116 of 117 Funds

January 7th, 2010

invescopowershareslogoInvesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that 116 out of 117 of its ETFs paid zero capital gains distributions for 2009 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Harry Dent Discusses The Dent Tactical ETF (DENT)

January 7th, 2010

harry-s-dentHarry Dent discusses the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT) with Mark Haines and Erin Burnett. Harry answers pointed questions as to why there needs to be another ETF on the market, and what Read more…

NYSE:DENT

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