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Stoyan Bojinov: Bull or bear market, it’s undeniable that the ETF universe has grown like a weed. The exchange-traded product lineup is quickly approaching the 1,500 mark; veteran issuers and new entrants alike continue to ramp up developments at a blistering pace despite Read more…
Market Vectors ETFs, the fifth largest provider of exchange-traded products in the U.S. and the eighth largest provider of ETPs globally, announced today that it has added five NYSE Arca-traded ETFs to the growing list of Market Vectors ETFs currently available to Read more…
Van Eck Global announced today the expiration of the exchange offers by its Market Vectors ETF Trust for any and all outstanding receipts of six Merrill Lynch-sponsored HOLDRS: Oil Service (AMEX:OIH), Semiconductor (AMEX:SMH), Pharmaceutical (AMEX:PPH), Biotech (AMEX:BBH), Retail Read more…
To participate in the exchange offers, please contact your financial intermediary; or follow the instructions included in the exchange offer materials. These materials will be mailed to you directly or will be provided by your brokerage firm. If you have not received the exchange offer materials, please contact Read more…
ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that it has been named exclusive transition manager in Van Eck Global’s exchange of certain Merrill Lynch-sponsored Holding Company Depositary Receipts (HOLDRS) into Market Vectors exchange traded funds (ETFs). These include: Oil Services Read more…
Thus far, shorts waiting for an immediate collapse in stocks have been disappointed, but the bulls remain curiously quiet. Staying flat forever isn’t an option. Something’s gotta give in the stock market. To help divine the tape’s direction, Breakout invited Burt White Read more…
Equity markets finished mixed last week as the Dow managed to outperform both of its more broadly-allocated counterparts thanks to robust earnings reports from GE and IBM. Read more…
Over the past few weeks the biotechnology sector has witnessed a significant uptick in mergers and acquisitions as large cash-heavy biotech companies are looking to diversify and broaden their Read more…
“Semiconductor sales fell more than 9% throughout 2009, but analysts are now predicting a wave of nearly 20% growth in sales for the sector in 2010. Consumers are parting with their hard-earned Read more…
In midday trading Wednesday, the iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT North America Index Fund ETF (NASDAQ: IFNA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.4% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is the Biotech HOLDRS ETF (AMEX: BBH), down about 4.2% in Wednesday afternoon Read more…
In midday trading Tuesday, the Oil Services HOLDRS ETF (AMEX: OIH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.1% on the day. And underperforming Read more…
In midday trading Wednesday, the SPDR S&P International Energy Sector ETF (IPW) is outperforming Read more…
Market Vectors will transition six of their ETFs from the Merrill Lynch HOLDRs to Market Vector exchange traded funds, tomorrow December 21st. According to Deutsche Bank, the new ETFs should provide a better representation of 
In trading on Monday, the B2B Internet HOLDRs (AMEX:BHH) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 11.76% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
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