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- 1,000th U.S.-Based ETF Hits the Tape
- Ron Rowland submits: The world of exchange-traded funds passed a milestone today (November 2, 2009) with the listing of the 1,000th product in the US. The quantity of 1,000 includes a combination of 903 ETFs and 97 ETNs. by Ron Rowland
- External links 2009-11-02
- Feeling Bearish? Try a Short Index ETF (SH) on for Size
- Ron Rowland submits: By Brandon Clay After the stunning rally in March, many market experts think the summer doldrums have set in and stocks may languish for the next couple of months. Second-quarter earnings may not be much help while charts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P...
- External links 2009-07-09
- ALPS' New Equal Weight Sector ETF Backtested Well: Will Its Outperformance Continue?
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson Yet another permutation of the stock market began trading in ETF form today. ALPS Equal Weight Sector ETF EQL will try to gain an edge by breaking down large cap U.S. stocks by sector and then equally weighting them. It...
- External links 2009-07-07
- Citi Bites the Hands That Feed It
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson People on Fox News Channel and other conservative outlets charge that the government is taking control of private business. Those saying this should know better. The reality is quite the opposite: private businesses, and specifically a few large banks, have taken control...
- External links 2009-07-06
- ProShares Launches 2x Russell 3000 ETFs
- Ron Rowland submits: You can now gain leveraged and inverse-leveraged exposure to US stocks without having to choose a subset of large-cap, mid-cap or small-cap stocks. Two new ETFs from ProShares started trading last week, providing +200% and -200% exposure to the Russell 3000 Index. ProShares Ultra...
- External links 2009-07-05
- More Leverage: ProShares Launches 2x Russell 3000 Long, Short ETFs
- Ron Rowland submits: You can now gain leveraged and inverse-leveraged exposure to US stocks without having to choose a subset of large-cap, mid-cap or small-cap stocks. Two new ETFs from ProShares started trading today, providing +200% and -200% exposure to the Russell 3000 Index. ProShares Ultra Russell3000...
- External links 2009-07-02
- Guangshen Railway: Working on China's Railroad
- Ron Rowland submits: By Brandon Clay Transportation stocks are usually a good barometer of overall economic health. Trucking companies, airfreight shipping firms, and railroad operators thrive when the economy thrives. Conversely, these are among the first to be hit when the economy falters. Slower business activity means...
- External links 2009-07-02
- JVS: First Islamic ETF Comes to Market
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson Back in April we reported on FaithShares, a planned line of new ETFs aimed at various Christian denominations. Yesterday the pool of monotheist-oriented ETFs expanded with the launch of Javelin Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund JVS on the NYSE. More...
- External links 2009-07-02
- First Trust's New Community Banking ETF Could Be a Hit
- Ron Rowland submits: A new ETF, the First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund QABA, began trading today. This is neither a megabank ETF nor a regional bank ETF - it is a “Main Street” banking ETF. The Investor Guide (.pdf) says community banks now...
- External links 2009-07-01
- New MacroShares Up / Down Housing Funds Don't Really Track Case-Shiller
- Ron Rowland submits: Two funds, MacroShares Major Metro Housing Up UMM and MacroShares Major Metro Housing Down DMM began trading today. Do not buy these products until you have read and understand the prospectus, especially the parts where it explains that they will not track the underlying...
- External links 2009-06-30
- ProShares Steps Up Leveraged ETF Disclosures
- Ron Rowland submits: ProShares stepped up their leveraged ETF game last week with the introduction of their first pair of 3x ETFs. Many analysts covered this story. However, a significant part of the story was mostly overlooked - ProShares also stepped up the “disclosure” game. ...
- External links 2009-06-29
- Take Advantage of Swings in the Dollar with UUP and UDN
- Ron Rowland submits: By Brandon Clay Foreign exchange, a.k.a. forex, has surged in popularity in recent years. Yet, many investors still don’t know a lot about this asset class, or how to properly integrate it into their portfolios. Trading forex can be a dizzying process. The market...
- External links 2009-06-29
- Bye-Bye MacroShares
- Ron Rowland submits: They are not ETFs. They are not ETNs. They are MacroShares, and after today, they are gone. Bye-bye MacroShares. Back on May 15, MacroMarkets announced that today, June 25, would be the last day of trading for MacroShares $100 Oil Up UOY...
- External links 2009-06-25
- For a Long-Term Dividend Play and Total Return, Go with AGL
- Ron Rowland submits: By Brandon Clay Sometimes investors forget about stodgy and consistent stocks, but these should be prized characteristics. Take AGL Resources AGL, for example. The company would hardly be considered “sexy” by the Wall Street crowd. AGL is a natural gas utility serving customers in six US states....
- External links 2009-06-25
- iShares' Emerging Markets Infrastructure: Not as Broad an Index as You Might Suspect
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson New products continue to emerge from the ETF IPO pipeline, albeit far more slowly than in the halcyon days of 2007-2008. Friday brought iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund EMIF. Volume in the first day of trading was light,...
- External links 2009-06-22
- ZICAM, Banks, and the Illusion of Safety
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson Two days ago I remarked on the new, improved regulatory structure the Obama administration proposes for the financial services industry. On the same day, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) ordered a company called Matrixx Initiatives MTXX to stop selling its popular...
- External links 2009-06-19
- Reverse Split Today for FAS, FAZ
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson Effective Thursday morning two of the DirexionShares ETFs began trading with a reverse split. Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares FAS split at 1-for-5 while Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares FAZ had a 1-for-10 split. For every five shares of FAS you...
- External links 2009-07-09
- UNG Stops Issuing New Shares, Now Trading at a Premium
- Ron Rowland submits: By Patrick Watson The $3.7 billion U.S. Natural Gas Fund UNG had to stop issuing new shares earlier this week due to a regulatory snafu. Unfortunately, the fund may be caught in a controversy that is not of its own making. by Ron Rowland
- External links 2009-07-10
- Are You Ready for More E-TRACS ETNs?
- Ron Rowland submits: If you haven’t heard of E-TRACS, you aren’t the only one. This family of exchange-traded products has gone nowhere. Every product they offer, except one, is on my Deathwatch list. Their products have meager assets and almost no trading volume, but the sponsors keep...
- External links 2009-11-02
- OOK, Inc: The Shortest ETF Name in the World
- Ron Rowland submits: As I read the various reviews of the new Oklahoma ETF that was launched earlier this week, I was struck by an odd sensation – nearly every review had a different name for the fund. I went to the website to get to the bottom of...
- External links 2009-11-01
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