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Tuesday, April 13th ETF Movers: EXB, PSAU

April 13th, 2010

In midday trading Tuesday, the Claymore/Beacon Glbl Exchanges, Brokers (EXB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2% on the day. And underperforming Read more…

NYSE:EXB, PSAU

Bearish Options Activity Heats Up In The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT)

April 13th, 2010

“(XRT)–SPDR S&P Retail ETF–Bearish put butterfly spreads dominated options activity on the (NYSE: XRT), an exchange-traded fund that replicates the performance of the S&P Retail Select Read more…

XRT

First Trust Begins Trading The “First Trust BICK Index Fund” (BICK) Today

April 13th, 2010

First Trust began trading the “First Trust BICK Index Fund” (BICK) today. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the ISE BICK (TM) (Brazil, India, China, South Korea) Index (the “Index”). The Read more…

NASDAQ:BICK

Retail ETF Investors Are Beginning To Show Signs Of Jumping Into The Market

April 13th, 2010

 ”Retail investors don’t seem to agree with Gordon Gekko just yet that greed is good but, for the first time in a long time, they do seem more enthusiastic about US stocks. During this headline-making Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SPY

Investors Flock To The SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) As The Market Prices In Earnings Reports

April 13th, 2010

“Gold futures ended higher Monday, edging up to touch a fresh four-month record high and shake off early weakness on dollar strength and continued investor enthusiasm for bullion Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD, SGOL

Index IQ Set To Begin Trading The IQ South Korea Small Cap ETF (SKOR) Tomorrow April 14th

April 13th, 2010

Index IQ is set to begin trading the “IQ South Korea Small Cap ETF” (SKOR) tomorrow April 14th. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the IQ South Korea Small Cap Index (the “Underlying Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SKOR

Where Is The Natural Gas ETF (NYSE: UNG) Headed Next?

April 12th, 2010

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UNG

ETF’s That Are On DeathWatch For The Month Of April 2010

April 12th, 2010

The number of exchange-traded products (ETPs) on ETF Deathwatch grew again this month.  For April, the quantity is 108 (76 ETFs and 32 ETNs), up from 104 for March Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Zacks’ Voice of the People highlights opportunities with SPDR S&P 500 ETF, Alcoa Inc., Intel Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Google Inc.

April 12th, 2010

Zacks highlights commentary from People and Picks Trader inthemoneystocks. For more Voice of the People, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=5851 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SPY

A Look At The Week Ahead For Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

April 12th, 2010

There’s so much to cover this weekend, I hardly know where to start.  The markets and most Exchange Traded Funds ground higher this week on light volume and against a backdrop of really Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Monday April 12th ETF Movers: AXFN, GXC

April 12th, 2010

In midday trading Monday, the iShares MSCI Financials Sector ETF (NASDAQ:AXFN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.2% on the Read more…

NASDAQ:AXFN, NYSE:GXC

Tough Day For Thailand ETF

April 12th, 2010

Violence broke out in the streets of Bangkok over the weekend, as protesters are demanding a new Read more…

THD

Gaining ADR Exposure Through ETFs

April 12th, 2010

American depositary receipts have been around since the late 1920s and are, in essence, stocks that trade on the U.S. exchanges and represent a fixed number of shares in a corporation domiciled Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Barclays Capital Launches ETNs in Europe, Asia

April 12th, 2010

The first-ever ETF was launched in Toronto, Canada, twenty years ago on Monday. Uwe Becker from Barclays Capital discusses the difference between ETFs and ETNs (Exchange Traded Notes) and the company’s plans to export its ETNs products to Europe and Asia from the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

NSX Releases March 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report; ETF Assets Reach New Record

April 12th, 2010

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX(R)) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled a record of approximately $819.8 billion at March 2010 month-end, an increase of approximately 68% over March 2009 month-end when assets totaled Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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