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Keith Fitz-Gerald: Many investors are convinced the market is stacked against them. It is…. but not for the reasons you might think. Dismal returns actually have very little to do with super computers, research, insider information or access to the trading floor. Read more…
Bill Luby: Based upon some of the emails I have received this week, it appears that a number of readers have been focused on buying some of the inverse VIX ETPs, notably XIV and SVXY, when they saw the VIX spike. Some have preferred shorting VXX, TVIX and UVXY, based partly on availability, while others Read more…
Eric Dutram: The broad ETF industry has seen its share of controversy over the past few years thanks to a number of issues. These misunderstandings have undoubtedly hurt the ETF world and have probably pushed some investors into other products as a result, diminishing an otherwise solid period for the Read more…
Bill Luby: Back in September 2010, in VIX and Historical Volatility Settling Back into Normal Range, I presented an earlier version of the chart below to explain that in spite of the protestations of the time, the relationship between the VIX and historical volatility (a.k.a. realized volatility) was actually right in Read more…
Jared Cummans: As the ETF industry has rapidly expanded, so too have the options investors have for slicing and dicing markets. One of the most popular innovations in recent years has been the ability to access volatility through the exchange-traded structure; there are now multiple ETPs for gaining exposure Read more…
Bill Luby: Whether or not I find it useful to flog the wounded horse otherwise known as the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX), it seems as if investors and the media insist that the wild and crazy story of this +2x VIX futures ETN remain on the front page for Read more…
NYSE:SVXY, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:UVXY, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:XIV
Bill Luby: One month and one day after Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) announced the suspension of new creation units in the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX), the issuer announced today that it plans to reopen issuance of TVIX “on a limited basis” effective tomorrow. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Though ETFs may appear as very simple and straightforward investment vehicles, there is a rather complex infrastructure that lies beneath the surface. Under the hood of exchange-traded products is a unique “creation / redemption” mechanism that allows for the number of shares Read more…
NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:NAGS, NYSE:PEK, NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:UNG, NYSE:UVXY
This is a reminder that Open orders in the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NYSEArca:UVXY) at the close of business today Wednesday, March 7, 2012 will be Read more…
Bill Luby: With the media feeding frenzy surrounding the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX) during the past week, a similar product, the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NYSEArca:UVXY), has been largely overlooked. This is unfortunate, as UVXY has a great deal Read more…
ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), including the only VIX futures ETFs in the United States, today announced the expansion of its lineup with the launch of the first ETFs in the United States designed to provide magnified or inverse exposure to VIX futures. Read more…
ProShares will begin trading its new “ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF” (NYSE:UVXY) Tuesday, October 4, 2011. The ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF seeks to offer exposure to market volatility through Read more…
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