Michael Johnston: As a handful of brave souls find out every four years, running for President of the United States generally involves opening up your personal life to intense examination by opponents, the media, and general public. Generally, the scrutiny focuses on personal histories–arrests, affairs, Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  Direxion announced (pdf) the addition of five new ETFs to its lineup last week (6/15/11).  Four of the new funds are 3x leveraged bullish and bearish plays on the materials Read more…

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Direxion, a pioneer in providing alternative investment strategies to sophisticated investors, is pleased to announce the launch of five new Direxion Daily ETFs to its existing lineup of multi-directional funds. The new ETFs include: Bull and Bear funds that seek 300% of the daily performance, or 300% of the inverse of the daily performance (before fees and expenses) of the S&P Materials Select Sector Read more…

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Direxion will begin trading its new “Direxion Daily Total Market Bear 1X Shares ETF” (NYSE:TOTS) Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 100% of the inverse Read more…

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