ETF DAILY NEWS

The Truth About Alternative Weighting Methodologies; And ETFs (RSP, SPY, RWL, F)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:14:30 +0000

Michael Johnston: As indexes have been essentially transformed into investable assets in part because of surging interest in ETFs, many advisors and investors have begun to take a closer look at(...)
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ETF Strategist Deborah Fuhr Talks About The Latest Industry Trends, ETF Education, Challenges, and More

David Bettencourt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:57:31 +0000

Sebastian Stahn and Martin Raab: ETF Radar Magazine interviews Deborah Fuhr, Independent ETF Strategist, which talks about the latest industry trends, investor education as a never-ending(...)
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Jack Lifton: Graphite and Rare Earth Metals For The 21st Century (REMX, LIT, RIO, IAG, ORE, SER, NGC)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:07:55 +0000

Critical Metals Report: The list of once-obscure metals and minerals that are becoming “strategic” seems to be growing daily. However, population growth and rising living standards in developing(...)
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Jim Rickards: “Chaos” To Dollar Endgame “Most Likely” (UUP, UDN, GLD, SLV, EUO, FXE)

David Bettencourt — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:51:41 +0000

Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Currency Wars author and adviser to the U.S. Department of Defense, Jim Rickards, said the most likely endgame to the currency war between the U.S. dollar,(...)
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S&P 500, Dow & Nasdaq Index Charts: Pulling Back To The Monthly Perspective In U.S. Stocks (SPY, DIA)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:42 +0000

Corey Rosenbloom: With US Equity Indexes challenging and breaking to new recovery highs, it can be helpful to take a moment to raise your perspective to the monthly chart frame.(...)
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ETF Daily News: Tuesday, February 7th ETF Movers (EEN, GREK, DBEM, UNL)

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:47 +0000

In trading on Tuesday, the Guggenheim EW Euro-Pacific LDRs (NYSEArca:EEN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 9.24% on the day. Also up on the day is the(...)
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First Ex-Japan Small Cap ETF Debuts (AXJS, AAXJ, PAF, EPP, AXJL, FPA)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:41:21 +0000

Michael Johnston: iShares continued its torrid pace of product development with yet another first-to-market ETF, rolling out a fund targeting small cap Asian stocks excluding Japan. The new iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index Fund (NASDAQ:AXJS) is the first to specifically target(...)
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Market Vectors Gaming ETF: Macau Isn’t A Gamble (BJK, LVS, WYNN, MGM, MPEL)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:52:45 +0000

Jim Trippon: With recent earnings reports from casino stocks Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN), many investors are focused as much or more on Macau than the city of Las Vegas. Macau, a special administrative region in China, is a peninsula and islands roughly 40(...)
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VIX Trade: Using Volatility To Invest Like The Pros (TVIZ, TVIX, VXX, VXZ, XIV, ZIV, VQT)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:21:11 +0000

Andy Crowder: Many professional options traders don’t really care about options prices or volume. They only care about volatility. That’s because volatility is the single biggest factor for any given options contract.(...)
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Market Vectors Municipal Bond Exchange-Traded Funds Top $1 Billion In AUM (HYD, MLN, ITM, SMB, PRB, XMPT)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:53:32 +0000

New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global announced today that its family of municipal bond Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) recently passed the $1 billion mark in combined assets under management (AUM).(...)
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The Keystone Delay Won’t Stop These Canadian Oil Sands Stocks (ENY, SU, USO, PBN, COS, CPG, BTE)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:36:32 +0000

Martin Hutchinson: I’m not a knee-jerk hater of the Obama administration. But the President’s decision to reject the Keystone pipeline was one of his worst. Aside from creating jobs, the pipeline would have decisively swung U.S. energy supplies more toward domestic sources and those of our friendly(...)
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iShares Files For iShares Morningstar Multi Asset High Income Index Fund ETF

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:10:45 +0000

iShares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “iShares Morningstar Multi Asset High Income Index Fund.” The iShares Morningstar Multi Asset High Income Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the(...)
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Where To Find Value In Emerging Asia (MCHI, ECNS)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:06:02 +0000

Russ Koesterich: This week, I’m updating my views on some of the emerging market countries in Asia. While I’m upgrading Chinese equities from neutral to overweight, I’m downgrading South Korean and Indian stocks from neutral to underweight.(...)
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ETF Statistics For January 2012: Trading Activity Continues To Slow (SPY, DIA, IWM)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:35 +0000

Ron Rowland: January’s new ETF activity hit the highest level in seven months. After ten days of no introductions, the pace jumped to more than one a day with 23 launches in the last 21 calendar days of the month. So far the new rollouts have been limited to ETFs rather than ETNs. Month-end totals(...)
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iShares To Begin Trading The iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund Thursday, February 9th

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:45:36 +0000

iShares will begin trading its new “iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund” (BATS:SMIN) Thursday, February 9, 2012. The iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the(...)
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Global X To Begin Trading The Global X Permanent ETF Wednesday, February 08th

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:13 +0000

Global X will begin trading its new “Global X Permanent ETF” (NYSEArca:PERM) Wednesday, February 08, 2012. The Global X Permanent ETF (“Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance(...)
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VelocityShares To Begin Trading Eight New Leveraged And Inverse ETNs Wednesday, February 08th

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:04:27 +0000

VelocityShares has announced that they will begin trading eight new ETNs this Wednesday, February 08, 2012. The new ETNs will be listed on the NYSE Arca and will begin trading as new issues. The fund prospectus and other fund information(...)
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Jim Grant and The GOP Joining Forces To Bring Back The Gold Standard (UUP, UDN, IAU, GLD, SGOL)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:48:04 +0000

David Zeiler: With two GOP presidential candidates saying they’d add legendary Wall Street pundit Jim Grant to their administrations, bringing back the gold standard clearly has moved up on the Republican agenda.(...)
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Tuesday February 7, 2012 ETF Chart To Watch: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD, IAU, SGOL, AGOL, GDXJ)

David Bettencourt — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:23:46 +0000

Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks drifted lower to start the week as resurfacing Euro zone debt woes brought back the bears. Domestic equity indexes retreated into red territory after European leaders put pressure on Greek lawmakers to meet and accept the conditions of the proposed $171 billion bailout. Investors(...)
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Morning Call: Greek Anxiety Grows, Futures Take Small Dip

Greg Cullen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:11:11 +0000

US stock futures are slightly lower this morning with all eyes firmly trained on Greece. European finance ministers are pushing for another round of deep austerity cuts in return for the newest round of bailout money, and the Greeks are none too pleased about it. As we(...)
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