The Answer To This Question Will Dictate How You Want To Invest For The Next 5-10 Years (SPY)

May 26th, 2010

Let me start off by pointing out that we did indeed break below the yearly cycle low yesterday. I’ve been saying for a couple of weeks now that a break of 1044 would change the pattern of higher lows Read more…

NYSE:SPY

Trader Expects A Big Move For The U.S. Natural Gas ETF (NYSE:UNG)

May 26th, 2010

“Option volume is heavier than usual today on United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSE:UNG), with activity rising to twice the daily average. Puts are outpacing their call counterparts so far Read more…

NYSE:UNG

The Natural Gas ETF (UNG) Climbs Ahead Of NG June Contract Expiration

May 26th, 2010

Natural gas futures climbed Wednesday as traders squared their books ahead of the June contract expiration. Natural gas for June delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange was trading 7.9 Read more…

NYSE:UNG

Why An ETF Can Trade At A Discount To Its Index

May 26th, 2010

Morningstar’s Paul Justice and Bradley Kay put together an informational video yesterday taking a look at price differences between fixed-income ETFs and their underlying indexes. Paul notes that there are some price dislocations, especially in the ETF space where indexes that are posted on ETFs are Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:HYG

iShares Announces Launch of iShares MSCI Poland Exchange Traded Fund

May 26th, 2010

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced that the iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest provider of ETFs, launched the iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Read more…

NYSE:EPOL

CANADA: BMO Financial Group Expands ETF Line-Up To 30 With Addition Of Eight New Funds

May 26th, 2010

BMO Financial Group (BMO)(TSX:BMO)(NYSE:BMO), the leading major Canadian financial group in the area of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)*, today announced another significant expansion into Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

The World Gold Council Expects That Demand For Gold Will Be Strong During 2010 (GLD)

May 26th, 2010

Economic Uncertainty, Sovereign Risk in Western Markets and Appetite for Gold From Asia to Underpin Market.  The World Gold Council (“WGC”) expects that demand for gold will be strong Read more…

NYSE:GLD

iShares Begins Trading The iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund ETF (EPOL) Today

May 26th, 2010

iShares is set to begin trading the “iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund ETF” (EPOL), today. The iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EPOL

Assets In The SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) Soar Above $48B As Mom and Pop Investors Pour In

May 26th, 2010

“Assets in the popular SPDR Gold Shares ETF (NYSE:GLD) on Tuesday hit a record $48.8 billion, according to State Street. This is partially due to the rise in the price of the underlying asset, but Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SGOL

Pax World Scrubs The Launch Of The ESG Shares FTSE Environmental Technologies (ET50) Index Fund ETF (ETFY)

May 26th, 2010

Pax World was set to begin trading the “ESG Shares FTSE Environmental Technologies (ET50) Index Fund ETF” (ETFY), today. In an updated notice to clients, Pax World states, “The ETF noted below will NOT launch on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. We will provide an updated Client Notice as soon as a Read more…

NYSE:ETFY

Financial Overhaul Will Bite Into Bank Profits And Hurt These Financial ETFs

May 25th, 2010

“After the Senate’s passage last week of the largest financial overhaul since the Great Depression, investors may be wondering how the legislation will affect ETFs such as Financial Select SPDR Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:IYG, NYSE:XLF

Reportlinker Adds Winning Market Share in ETFs

May 25th, 2010

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

A Breath of Fresh Air: Global Perspectives Asset Management, LLC (GPAM) Begins Operations

May 25th, 2010

Founder, Gary Rubin has worked in the financial services industry since 1984 and is formerly VP / Branch Manager of Charles Schwab’s Sandy Springs, GA office.  The new firm offers the following Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Emerging Global Advisors Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

May 25th, 2010

Emerging Global Advisors (EG Advisors), the first dedicated emerging markets sector exchange-traded fund provider, is celebrating its one-year anniversary this week. The firm has grown to more Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Assets in Rydex|SGI Equal Weight ETF (RSP) More Than Doubled Since the Beginning of 2009 to Approximately $2.3 Billion

May 25th, 2010

The industry’s first alternatively-weighted ETF continues to make a compelling case for incorporating equal weight investment strategies as part of an overall asset allocation Read more…

NYSE:RSP

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