Courtesy of Tom Steinert-Threlkeld Nasdaq, NYSE and BATS are slugging it out with incentives, new order types and a new exchange to resuscitate trading in ETFs... Once it worked. Now, not so much. For years, the Nasdaq Stock Market designated a single market maker for each exchange-traded product. Later, the…Read More

Courtesy of Tom Steiner-Threlkeld Nasdaq OMX Group said it expects the re-launch of its PSX exchange as an exchange-traded fund marketplace to take place in May. Final approval of the refashioning the “price size exchange” as a “price time” exchange focused on exchange-traded products must come from the Securities and Exchange Commission.…Read More

Courtesy of Chris Flood at FT.com State Street Global Advisors has launched the world’s first exchange traded fund that provides exposure to inflation-linked debt in emerging markets, a rapidly growing asset class that is attracting interest from international investors. The SPDR Barclays EM Inflation-Linked Local Bond Ucits ETF has been…Read More

[caption id="attachment_1359" align="alignleft" width="300"] Spartan Andrew McOrmond[/caption] Editors Note: MarketsMuse is not just an ETF and Options market news aggregator, as we take pride in spotlighting the off-market activity of trading Industry professionals who "do good by giving back." MarketsMuse is pleased to extend a Bravo! and a "bid on"…Read More

Courtesy of Bloomberg LP BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the largest provider of exchange-traded funds, is opening four fixed-income ETFs today with defined maturity dates to appeal to institutional investors such as bank treasurers. BlackRock’s iSharesBond ETFs, which invest in a basket of investment-grade corporate bonds, have set expiration dates when the…Read More

According to Nielsen Ratings, Bloomberg LP’s 1st Annual Market Madness 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tourney, which took place on April 8th at Pier 36’s Basketball City, did not draw as many eyeballs as the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship held on the same night, but the event did bring out 25,…Read More

Courtesy of SeekingAlpha and Benzinga.com ETF Professor Another day, another set of fresh all-time highs for the major biotechnology ETFs. Biotech investors were treated to the same feat in late March, but as healthcare has continued to be a market-leading sector, faster-moving biotech funds have flourished. Heading into the start of…Read More

Courtesy of ETF Trends' John Spence and Tom Lydon ETFs that focus on floating rate notes and senior bank loans have been gathering a lot of cash lately as fixed-income investors position for rising interest rates and inflation. For example, iShares Floating Rate Note ETF (FLOT) has more than tripled…Read More

Courtesy of ETF Trends' Tom Lydon Bitcoins, a type of highly encrypted digital currency, are surging on a wave of speculation and demand for alternative currencies as central banks continue to print. Could we soon see the launch of a Bitcoin ETF? It’s an interesting idea, but experts say don’t…Read More

Courtesy of FT's Madison Marriage   BlackRock’s move to buy Credit Suisse’s exchange traded fund arm has triggered heavy outflows from the unit, experts say. In January, the US fund house announced it had entered into an agreement to buy Credit Suisse’s ETF business for an undisclosed amount, subject to…Read More

Courtesy of Benzinga.com ETF Professor/SeekingAlpha Van Eck's Market Vectors unit, the fifth-largest U.S. ETF issuer by assets under management, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly introduce the Market Vectors Israel ETF. The prospectus filed with the SEC includes ticker and expense ratio information, indicating Market…Read More

Courtesy of Michael Pollock, Wall Street Journal Index funds aren't always what you think they are. And your innocence could cost you. To most investors, of course, index funds are passive investments, providing returns that basically mirror the market they are designed to follow. They charge low fees and carry…Read More

  Courtesy of Tom Steinert-Threkeld Nasdaq OMX Group said Wednesday that it will be able to launch its planned program for paying market makers to trade in particular exchange-traded funds. The Market Quality Program will launch by the end of June, Nasdaq OMX said Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission…Read More

Courtesy of Marketwatch/Benzinga.com It seems like whenever the rally in the S&P 500 is discussed, at least when it is talked about in positive terms, it is associated with favorite Wall Street vernacular such as "risk on" and "animal spirits." With the SPDR S&P 500 SPY -0.39% up almost 41…Read More

Hosted by IMN, this is a must-attend event for hedge fund managers, institutional portfolio managers, RIAs and financial planners active within the exchange-traded-fund (ETF) space. This year's speakers and panelists include leading sell-side trading desk professionals, market strategists and top-gun investment managers. Click on the image above for the conference…Read More

Courtesy of Justin Lahart, WSJ You would think that the whole point of a stock index is to be, well, an index of the stock market's performance. But thanks to the popularity of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, stock indexes have in recent years been doing double duty as investment vehicles.…Read More

Courtesy of Bloomberg LP reporter Nina Mehta 2013-03-22 22:29:10.364 GMT U.S. regulators approved Nasdaq Stock Market’s request to allow the sponsors of some exchange- traded funds to offer payments to market makers.     The Securities and Exchange Commission decision loosens a ban on the compensation that has been in place since…Read More

Courtesy of WSJ MarketBeat Columnist Matthew Jarzemsky March 20, 2013 Investors are getting awfully creative in the way they play the volatility surrounding Europe and its crisis. Amid a renewed flare-up of worries, one investor placed a big bet on European stocks but with a twist; dodging the impact of…Read More