Keith Fitz-Gerald: Many investors are convinced the market is stacked against them.  It is…. but not for the reasons you might think. Dismal returns actually have very little to do with super computers, research, insider information or access to the trading floor. Read more…

NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ, NYSE:XIV

Bill Luby: Based upon some of the emails I have received this week, it appears that a number of readers have been focused on buying some of the inverse VIX ETPs, notably XIV and SVXY, when they saw the VIX spike. Some have preferred shorting VXX, TVIX and UVXY, based partly on availability, while others Read more…

NYSE:SVXY, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:XIV

Eric Dutram: The broad ETF industry has seen its share of controversy over the past few years thanks to a number of issues. These misunderstandings have undoubtedly hurt the ETF world and have probably pushed some investors into other products as a result, diminishing an otherwise solid period for the Read more…

NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UNL, NYSE:UVXY

Bill Luby: Whether or not I find it useful to flog the wounded horse otherwise known as the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX), it seems as if investors and the media insist that the wild and crazy story of this +2x VIX futures ETN remain on the front page for Read more…

NYSE:SVXY, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:XIV

This is a reminder that Open orders in the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NYSEArca:UVXY) at the close of business today Wednesday, March 7, 2012 will be Read more…

NYSE:UVXY

Michael Johnston: ProShares is continuing its push to cement its status as the leading provider of alternatives ETFs, announcing today the launch of two more products offering exposure to volatility-related strategies. Currently the only issuer to offer VIX futures ETFs, ProShares debuted products offering Read more…

NYSE:SVXY, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ, NYSE:XIV

ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), including the only VIX futures ETFs in the United States, today announced the expansion of its lineup with the launch of the first ETFs in the United States designed to provide magnified or inverse exposure to VIX futures. Read more…

NYSE:SVXY, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VIXM, NYSE:VIXY

ProShares will begin trading its new “ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF” (NYSE:UVXY) Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:UVXY