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Stoyan Bojinov: Volatility returned to Wall Street as the FOMC meeting earlier in the week sparked waves of worry across the market. Investors have been taking profits from virtually every asset class after the Fed gave no hints that it would look to implement another round of quantitative easing after the
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Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Liquid Index ETN (NYSE:CSMA) began trading October 4, 2010. These ETNs are senior unsecured debt designed to provide investors with the returns of the Credit Credit Suisse Announces Launch of New ETN that Provides Liquid Exposure to the Merger Arbitrage Strategy (CSMA)
Credit Suisse today announced the launch of the new Credit Suisse Merger Arbitrage Liquid Index (Net) ETN (the "ETN"), one of the first vehicles to offer investors access to the merger arbitrage strategy in a liquid, exchange traded format. Credit Suisse's Investment Banking division is launching the ETN 
