In trading on Thursday, the E-TRACS USB Bloomberg Commodity (NYSEArca:PTM) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.71% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:AGA, NYSE:AXSL, NYSE:CORN, NYSE:FOL, PTM, WEET

As the size of the ETF lineup has sped towards 1,300, more and more specialized and targeted products have been hitting the market. While most of ETF assets are in “plain vanilla” funds offering exposure to well-known benchmarks, the ETF roster is now filled with dozens of hyper-targeted Read more…

MCRO, NYSE:FOL, NYSE:GRN, TVIX

So you’re tired of getting gouged at the pump and would like to extract some manner of revenge against the high price of oil and gasoline. Great idea. But before you wander into the oil futures pits of the NYMEX or snap up a conveniently bundled ETF Read more…

NYSE:BNO, NYSE:CRUD, NYSE:DBO, NYSE:DNO, NYSE:DTO, NYSE:FOL, OIL, OLO, SCO, SZO, UHN, USL, USO

Recently, we hosted Stuart Rosenthal, CEO and Co-Founder of Factor Advisors, the company behind the FactorShares ETF lineup, here at the ETF Database headquarters. In our wide ranging conversation, we discussed how Stuart got started in the ETF business, what factor investing entails, Read more…

NYSE:FOL

Factor Advisors is pleased to announce that FactorShares 2X: Oil Bull/S&P500 Bear (NYSE:FOL) has traded over one million shares Read more…

NYSE:FOL

One of the biggest stories in the ETF world over the past year has been the rise of free trading partnerships between a number Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:FSA, NYSE:FSE, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:FSU

Interactive Brokers announces commission-free trading of the first five exchange traded funds launched by Factor Advisors LLC Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:FSA, NYSE:FSE, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:FSU

Recently, New York-based asset management firm, FactorAdvisors announced the launch of the first ever family of spread exchange traded funds (ETFs) which will enable investors to Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:FSA, NYSE:FSE, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:FSU

FactorShares, a new entrant to the ETF industry, has launched a suite of leveraged products designed to offer investors exposure Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:FSA, NYSE:FSE, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:FSU

Factor Advisors, a New York-based asset management firm, announced today the launch of FactorShares, the first family of spread exchange traded funds (ETFs) that allow sophisticated Read more…

NYSE:FOL, NYSE:FSA, NYSE:FSE, NYSE:FSG, NYSE:FSU

FactorShares will begin trading its new “FactorShares 2X: Oil Bull/S&P500 Bear ETV” (NYSE:FOL) Thursday, February 24, 2011. The FactorShares 2X: Oil Bull/S&P500 Bear, or the Oil Bull/S&P500 Bear Fund, is designed for investors who believe that crude oil will increase in value relative to the large- Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:FOL