When I think about inverse and leveraged ETFs and the controversy that surrounds these products I also find myself thinking about an episode of the “Family Guy” where Peter Griffin gets a segment Read more…

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“ProShares Ultra S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SSO) — Since the purpose of this exchange-traded fund (ETF) is to mimic twice the performance of the S&P 500 (SPX), its chart looks very similar to the parent Read more…

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“(NYSE: FAZ) options saw interesting call activity today. A total of 4,573 put and 24,055 call contracts were traded raising a low Put/Call volume alert. Today’s traded Put/Call ratio is 0.19 Read more…

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ProShares is set to begin trading the “ProShares Ultra KBW Regional Banking ETF” (KRU) tomorrow April 22. The Fund seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the KBW Regional Banking Index . The Fund does not seek to Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:KRU

FactorShares filed preliminary paperwork for the ”FactorShares S&P 2x US Equity Premium” ETF this week. This ETF is designed to seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, corresponding to +200% of the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ProShares is set to begin trading the “Ultra 20+ Year Treasury ETF” (UBT), tomorrow, January 21st. This is a leveraged fund that will seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, that correspond to Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:UBT

ProShares is set to begin trading the “Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury ETF” (UST), tomorrow, January 21st. This is a leveraged fund that will seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses and interest income earned on cash and financial instruments, that correspond to Read more…

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Leveraged ETFs spilt the opinions of the ETF community. Some love them, others hate them. One thing is for sure, leveraged ETFs are powerful tools with the potential to make you rich or poor,in a hurry. Here are a few lessons that will help you avoid getting creamed. 
 
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