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Global X Unveils More Details For Their Proposed Lithium ETF (LIT)

July 16th, 2010

Global X has filed amendments to their initial filing for the proposed “Global X Lithium ETF.” The ETF will trade on the NYSE Arca under the symbol “LIT”. According to the prospectus the total annual fund operating expenses are to be 0.75%. The Global X Lithium ETF (“Fund”) seeks to provide Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, LIT

Global X Unveils More Details For Their Proposed Aluminum ETF

July 16th, 2010

Global X has filed amendments to their initial filing for the proposed “Global X Aluminum ETF.” There was no symbol noted. According to the prospectus the total annual fund operating expenses are to be 0.69%. The Global X Aluminum ETF (“Fund”) will seek to provide investment results that correspond Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, JJU, NYSE:DBB

Larry Swedroe: The Best Way To Tap Into Commodities

July 16th, 2010

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ETF BASIC NEWS

Capitalizing On The Rich With These ETFs (ROB, PEJ, BJK)

July 16th, 2010

Do you want to be rich or are you already there? The answer, of course, depends on how you define “rich.”  Today we’ll look at this surprisingly difficult question and then consider a few exchange Read more…

NYSE:BJK, PEJ, ROB

iShares Launches the First International Sector ETFs that Include Developed and Emerging Markets Exposure

July 16th, 2010

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that the iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest provider of ETFs, launched nine iShares MSCI ACWI ex US sector funds on NYSE Arca that are the first to market international sector ETFs that include both developed and Read more…

NYSE:AXDI, NYSE:AXEN, NYSE:AXHE, NYSE:AXID, NYSE:AXIT, NYSE:AXMT, NYSE:AXSL, NYSE:AXTE, NYSE:AXUT

Opportunity Highlight With The SPDR S&P 500 ETF, Retail Holders Trust, Sears Holdings Corp and Best Buy (SPY, RTH, SHLD, BBY)

July 16th, 2010

The retail sector is the only industry group that reached its 2007 high in 2010. Since the retail sector’s peak on April 26th, 2010 the industry group has led the decline in the market Read more…

NYSE:RTH, SPY

Ignore The Stubborn Bears, Copper Prices Are Rising (CU, COPX)

July 16th, 2010

Despite a recent improvement in risk sentiment, copper prices are languishing. The commodity has fallen around 13% for the year and nearly 20% from its April peak. In part, that comes from a drop in copper imports to China. And China’s attempts to control inflation and property bubbles haven’t Read more…

NASDAQ:CU, NYSE:COPX

Dollar Weakness Persists and The US Dollar ETF Options Activity Is Currently Divisive (UUP, UDN, FXE)

July 16th, 2010

In today’s S1F ETF Daily disseminated to trading clients, we note a continued fall in the U.S. Dollar (NYSE:UUP) (and strengthening Euro (NYSE:FXE), and we originally highlighted these moves in a Read more…

NYSE:FXE, UDN, UUP

Actively Managed ETF Wins In Both Up and Down Markets (PQY, QQQQ, SPY)

July 16th, 2010

I was a bit skeptical when I started to see “actively managed ETFs” popping up over the past couple years, so I thought I’d take a look at one of the larger ones and see how it’s performed vs. the Read more…

PQY, QQQQ, SPY

Three ETFs To Be Impacted By New Financial Legislation (XLF, IYG, VFH)

July 16th, 2010

After weeks of deliberation, the U.S. Congress passed the final version of legislation for the first major overhaul of the nation’s financial system since the Great Depression, imposing more Read more…

IYG, VFH, XLF

How To Hedge Tail Risk With The VIX (NYSE:VXX), (NYSE:VXZ)

July 16th, 2010

Felix Salmon is doubtful about whether it is possible to hedge tail risk, and I wholeheartedly agree with the data he cites. It shows that of eight major asset classes, only volatility and managed Read more…

VXX, VXZ

The U.S. Natural Gas ETF (NYSE:UNG) Is In A Falling Wedge Formation

July 15th, 2010

The United States Natural Gas Fund LP or (NYSE:UNG) is building a falling wedge formation which appears to be a small part of a very large overall process of a new major building uptrend Read more…

UNG

Is Citigroup (NYSE:C) A Fancy Name For “Ultra S&P 500 ETF” As Deemed By HAL9000? (NYSE:XLF)

July 15th, 2010

“I have never owned Citigroup (NYSE:C) before and as with any stock the first time you buy, you have to get a feel for how it trades.  As I anticipated Citigroup is a fancy name for “Ultra S&P 500 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, XLF

ETFs: Appraising Gold Miner’s Equity Risk (GDX, GLD, GOLD, EGO, BVN)

July 15th, 2010

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NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD

The Global Infrastructure Boom, How To Profit With ETFs (PXR, FLM)

July 15th, 2010

This world is in desperate need of infrastructure. The Cohen & Steers 2009 Global Infrastructure Report shows that clearly enough. Over the next 25 years, the world should spend $40 trillion on such projects. That includes power, sewage, roads and telecommunications… exactly what makes the Read more…

NYSE:FLM, PXR

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