Stoyan Bojinov: Interest in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) has climbed significantly over the past few years as the evolution of the exchange-traded product structure has made accessing this asset class cost-effective and easy for investors of all walks. Read more…

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Michael Johnston: One of the largest ETNs has reached its maximum weight according to the issuing institution, and will soon face restrictions on growth. JP Morgan announced on Monday that it would cap the maximum number of shares of the popular Alerian MLP Index ETN Read more…

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Roger Conrad:  The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has inched up about half a percentage point from its 2011 low–not enough of a move to call a bear market. But inventories of Treasury securities are building up at bond dealers, even as investors grow less fearful about the stock market’s prospects and Read more…

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UBS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN (NYSEARCA: MLPI) was the top performing exchange-traded product linked to the Alerian MLP Read more…

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Zig Lambo: Increasing U.S. energy demand has spawned a similarly growing investment space in Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). These partnerships provide investors with the opportunity to share Read more…

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Kent Moors: The announcement Saturday by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP) that it would acquire El Paso Corp. (NYSE:EP) is shaking up the pipeline picture. Read more…

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Ron Rowland: Here in Texas, we expect summer to be hot. Somehow we cope with 100-degree days. This year has been worse than usual. And to make matters worse, we’re in the middle of a severe drought, too. Read more…

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As the ETF industry continues to grow, the size of the product lineup has raced towards 1,300 and each week seemingly brings a slew of new product introductions. While some investors have no qualms about jumping into a new ETF right off the bat, others prefer to limit their investable Read more…

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Credit Suisse announced the launch of its fourth ETN today, rolling out a product offering leveraged exposure to a merger arbitrage strategy. The 2x Monthly Leveraged Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Read more…

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The UBS E-TRACS 1x Monthly Short Alerian MLP Infrastructure Total Return Index ETN (NYSE:MLPS) began trading September 29, 2010.  Exchange-traded products (ETFs and Read more…

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The Cushing® 30 MLP Index ETN (The “ETN”) (NYSE:MLPN) are senior unsecured debt securities linked to the performance of the Cushing® 30 MLP Index (the “Index”), and may pay a Read more…

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In early 2007, investors were reading news stories about hundreds of new ethanol plants… enormous demand for grain in China… and rice shortages in Thailand. Read more…

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A little more than three months ago, at the end of March, only one exchange-traded product (ETP) focused on Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs.  Now, with yesterday’s (7/14/10) introduction Read more…

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NYSE Euronext U.S. Options Markets to Trade Options on Volatility Index (VIX) Notes and Other Index Linked Securities.  Options on 9 ETNs, Including iPATH (NYSE:VXX) and (NYSE:VXZ) S&P Read more…

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