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In trading on Wednesday, the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Fut ETF (NYSEArca:SVXY) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.81% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
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Michael Johnston: UBS continued an aggressive expansion of its lineup of exchange-traded notes this week, debuting a product offering leveraged exposure to a hot corner of the technology sector. The launch of the ETRACS Monthly 2x Leveraged ISE Cloud Computing TR Index ETN (NYSE:LSKY) comes Read more…
The Social Media ETF is here, or so it’s called. Recently, Global X filed with the SEC (source) to launch a Social Media ETF which will be based on the The Solactive Social Media Index which is representative of business ventures involved social networking, file sharing, and other online media Read more…In trading on Thursday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, trading up about 36.25% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
Jared Cummans: July was another hectic month for equities, as the world struggled to deal with numerous debt crises that put downward pressure on global markets. In our first full month off of the quantitative easing program, rumors have already sprung up that a QE3 may be in store, as Read more…
One thing that’s certain in the U.S. debt drama is that the government will have to cut costs. There isn’t much consensus on where the major cuts will come from, whether it’s from entitlement Read more…
The growth of the ETP lineup to 1,300 products and beyond has been fueled largely by the development–and success–of funds other than the “plain vanilla” offerings that offer exposure to well known stock and bond indexes. As the ETF industry has grown in size, it has also become more Read more…
Global X, the quickly growing ETF issuer known for its unique sector specific products, announced more plans to expand its ETF lineup. The company released information on a proposed Social Media Index ETF which will track the Solactive Social Media Index. If approved by the SEC, the new fund Read more…
So far in 2011 more than 200 new exchange-traded products have debuted, taking the ETF lineup close to the 1,300 mark. Over the past several years, the exposure accessible through ETFs has become increasingly granular; while some of the new products debuting are “plain vanilla” funds Read more…
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The last several years have seen no shortage of firsts in the ETF industry. The size of the ETF roster is quickly approaching 1,300 products, thanks in large part to impressive innovation from more than three dozen different issuers. While some of the new launches have been duplicative in nature, Read more…
Ron Rowland: The first cloud computing ETF has arrived. On Wednesday (7/6/11), the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund (NASDAQ:SKYY) was listed for trading on the NASDAQ. Part of the reason investors had to wait so long is that like its namesake, cloud computing is somewhat Read more…
The past few weeks have been a relatively slow stretch for the ETF industry–at least in terms of product development. Since EGShares rolled out a suite of sector-specific emerging markets ETFs on June 23, only two new products have hit the market: the S&P 500 Crude Oil Linked ETN Read more…
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According to this article published at SeekingAlpha, companies deemed to be engaged in the cloud computing industry are allocated to one of three buckets: Read more…First Trust has rolled out the industry’s first ETF focused exclusively on the cloud computing industry, debuting the ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund (NASDAQ:SKYY) on Wednesday. The new ETF will seek to replicate a modified equal-dollar weighted index comprised of companies involved Read more…
The latest round of new product launches has pushed the total for the ETF total to 1,300, close to twice the number of products trading just a couple of years ago. But if the activity behind the scenes is any indication, the growth spurt is far from over. Multiple issuers continue to stuff the product Read more…
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