Legg Mason Files To Run Actively Managed ETFs
“Legg Mason Inc. applied to run actively managed exchange-traded funds for the first time in its 27-year-history as a public company, seeking to capture a slice of the asset-management Read more…
Investors In The Gold Mining ETF Wait For Direction As Monetary Policy Unwinds
“The gold price has closed within the narrow $25 band of $1,090 to $1,115 over the past eight trading days. Gold price volatility, as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index, has fallen Read more…
How Will Investors Deal With Energy ETFs As Winter Comes To A Close
“Crude oil recently passed its six-month high and is near $80 per barrel on stepped-up buying from hedge funds and a continuing strike at Total SA refineries in France. With winter coming Read more…
The Pitfalls With Tracking Errors In Energy ETFs
For the average investor, the commodities markets can be daunting. Many investors don’t possess the capital and/or risk tolerance necessary to invest directly in the futures markets Read more…
Investors Should Be Jumping Into The Technology ETF
“The technology-stock run-up seems to have stalled, despite encouraging fourth-quarter 2009 earnings reports. The largest tech-focused exchange-traded fund, Technology Select Sector Read more…
Shorting U.S. Treasuries With ETFs Is A No Brainer Trade
Nassim Nicholas Taleb who sprang to fame with his widely read and well received book, “The Black Swan,” recently said at a conference in Moscow that shorting U.S. Treasuries is a “no brainer” Read more…
Emerging Global Set To Begin Trading The “INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund” ETF (BRXX) Tomorrow
Emerging Global is set to begin trading the “Emerging Global Shares INDXX Brazil Infrastructure Index Fund” (BRXX) tomorrow, February 24th. The Fund seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the Read more…
This Energy ETF Is Offering The Most Potential Among It’s Peers
“The smart money is bored with energy ETFs but it’s betting on gold stocks. In reviewing the prospects for crude oil, those exchange-traded funds that focus on energy are not offering Read more…
The Crisis In Greece Is Creating An Opportunity For These Single Country ETFs
“Italy has become the new focus of euro skeptics as pessimism over Europe grows. Many investors were focused on the Spanish housing and banking situation, expecting it would be Read more…
Following President Obama’s Energy Plans With Nuclear Energy ETFs
“It has been 30 years since the United States built a nuclear power plant, but now President Obama has proposed government loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors proposed to be built Read more…
Credit Suisse Announces Launch of ETN Linked to the Credit Suisse Long/Short Liquid Index (Net)
Credit Suisse announced today that for the first time, U.S. investors will be able to access the Credit Suisse/Tremont Long/Short Equity Read more…
Homebuilder ETFs Buck The Trend As The Housing Market Is Still Uncertain
“While investors’ attention in recent weeks has been on Greece’s debt woes and China’s Treasury buying, among other points of concern, an exchange-traded fund tracking U.S. home-builder Read more…
The SPDR Gold ETFs Holdings Dwarfs The Gold Stockpiles Of Many Central Banks
“Investors are beginning to put money into SPDR Gold Trust again, a fresh signal that demand for gold is picking up. Over the four weeks ended Feb 8, SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) had net inflows Read more…
(Canada) Claymore Investments Announces Options Now Available On Claymore Gold Bullion ETF (CGL)
Claymore Investments, Inc. (“Claymore”) is pleased to announce that, effective today, the Montreal Exchange has listed options on the Claymore Gold Bullion ETF (TSX:CGL). Read more…
Invesco PowerShares Lists Industry’s First ETF Portfolio of Closed-End Funds on the NYSE Arca
Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced the PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio began trading today on the NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol Read more…
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