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Invesco PowerShares Lists Industry’s First ETF Portfolio of Closed-End Funds on the NYSE Arca

February 19th, 2010

powershares1Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced the PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio began trading today on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol Read more…

PCEF

Credit Suisse To Begin Trading The “Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index ETN” (CSLS) Monday

February 19th, 2010

new8Credit Suisse is set to begin trading the “Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index ETN” (CSLS) this Monday, February 22nd. The Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index (Net) Read more…

NYSE:CSLS

U.S. Dollar ETF Surges As The Federal Reserve Rasies The Discount Rate

February 18th, 2010

interest-rates“The Federal Reserve delivered a market surprise after the close Thursday by raising the discount rate from 1/2 percent to 3/4 percent. The discount rate is the interest rate charged to commercial Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UUP

Muddling Through The Outlook On The Coal ETF

February 18th, 2010

confused“The Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE:KOL) was one of the top performing ETFs in 2009. It is home to many of the biggest U.S. coal producers and several large international players as well Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, KOL

Investors Need To Choose Wisely When Shopping For A Retail ETF

February 18th, 2010

retailRetailers are set to unleash their fourth quarter earnings on the market, with Wal-Mart’s(WMT) report due before the market opens on Thursday. Next week, Target (TGT), Home Depot Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:RTH, XRT

ETFs Are Grabbing The Attention Of Retail Investors

February 18th, 2010

attention“Exchange-traded funds, once the province of professional investors, are gaining popularity among individuals, especially those who use discount brokerages. ETFs, typically index-tracking Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Momentum Trading In Commodities Is Made Easy With ETFs and ETNs

February 18th, 2010

commodities

Commodity futures have always provided speculators opportunities for substantial profit. That’s, of course, the lure of this risk transference market. By shouldering the price risk Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:COW, UNG

Notice of Filing of Lawsuit on Behalf of Investors Who Purchased or Otherwise Acquired Shares in Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3X Shares Fund

February 18th, 2010

deadlineThe law firm of Gilman and Pastor LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:ERY

Investors Attracted to Commission-Free ETFs Find Largest Selection at Folio Investing

February 18th, 2010

folio-investingAs the popularity of exchange-traded funds continues to increase, investors are discovering that the industry’s largest selection of commission-free ETFs is available through online Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Fund.com Subsidiary AdvisorShares Announces a Partnership with Peritus Asset Management to Develop ETFs

February 18th, 2010

advisorsharesFund.com, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: FNDM) said today that its subsidiary, AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, a developer and distributor of actively managed ETFs, announced today a partnership with Peritus Asset Management Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Van Eck Global Launches First U.S.-Based ETF to Focus on Egypt

February 18th, 2010

van_eck_logoNew York-based asset manager Van Eck Global today announced the launch of Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT) on NYSE Arca®, the first U.S.-based exchange-traded Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EGPT

Harvesting Gains with ETFs

February 18th, 2010

taxesMorningstar’s Scott Burns and Jeremy Glaser have teamed up to produce a few different videos on how to use ETFs to manage your taxes most efficiently. In this segment they talk about how Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, IVV, SPY, video, VTI

How to Avoid Tax Surprises in ETFs

February 18th, 2010

tax1Morningstar’s Scott Burns and Jeremy Glaser have teamed up to produce a few different videos on how to use ETFs to manage your taxes most efficiently. In this segment they talk about how Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, video

ETFs to Help Beat the Taxman

February 18th, 2010

scottburnsMorningstar’s Scott Burns and Jeremy Glaser have teamed up to produce a few different videos on how to use ETFs to manage your taxes most efficiently. In this segment they talk about how Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, video

Can The Gold ETF Maintain Its Luster?

February 18th, 2010

gold-interest-rateA new report from the World Gold Council says investor demand will remain strong in 2010, even though actual demand for the metal dropped 11 percent last year. George Milling-Stanley, from the World Gold Council, discusses Read more…

NYSE:GLD, SGOL, video

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