It is probably safe to say that feudal China of the ancient philosopher’s day had very little in common with the fast-growing industrial powerhouse of the 21st century, and yet Read more…

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ProFunds Group, the world’s largest manager of short and leveraged funds, announced today that it is launching four new ProShares ETFs, the first designed to seek twice the daily returns of indexes covering developed foreign markets, emerging markets, China and Japan. The new ETFs will be listed on NYSE Arca today.

“With some international markets posting strong year-to-date returns, investors are expressing interest in tools that allow them to gain magnified exposure to these markets,” said Michael L. Sapir, ProFunds Group Chairman and CEO. “These new ETFs complement our existing ETFs that are designed to provide short (or inverse) exposure to the same international indexes. Over the coming weeks, we plan to further expand our international offerings with ETFs covering more regions and specific countries.” Read more…

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