Social Media Popularity Doesn’t Show In Social Media ETF
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles the social media ETF, The Global X Social Media Index ETF (SOCL). So far this year, SOCL has not been performing very well, which is in contrast to social media performance in everyday life. Social media sites are gaining more users everyday however the trend doesn’t show in SOCL’s performance. Investopedia’s article […] Read More

7 May, 2015

Global Macro: Selloff and Noise Level Around European Fixed…
In Fixed Income, Global Macro Strategy> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse Global Macro update is courtesy of opening extract from today’s a.m. edition of “Sight Beyond Sight“, the global macro newsletter published by global-macro think tank Rareview Macro LLC and authored by Neil Azous, Rareview Macro’s Founder and Managing Member. Forgive our saucy tone today, but this has been a long week. That is not […] Read More

7 May, 2015

Investors Take a Big Bite Of Apple Inc Debt…
In Fixed Income> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse Fixed Income update profiles Apple Inc latest bond issuance courtesy of late afternoon desk notes distributed to institutional clients of deal co-manager Mischler Financial Group, the financial industry’s oldest and arguably largest boutique Finra member firm that is owned and operated by Service-Disabled Veterans. MarketsMuse Editors are compelled to add at the outset: The […] Read More

6 May, 2015

Global Macro: Is The Darling of EM Faltering?; How…
In ETF News, Global Macro Strategy> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse ETF and Global Macro update takes a look at India for those following the two leading ETFs in the space, the $2.3 billion WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI. C-73) and the $1.9 billion iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA. C-92), and introduces a global macro perspective that adds a different dimension via a brief excerpt […] Read More

6 May, 2015

BNY Mellon Introduces New ETF Tool
In ETF News, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation aka BNY Mellon, and their introducing a new ETF negotiation tool. This update is courtesy of Asset Servicing Times’ article, “BNY Mellon launches new ETF negotiation tool“,  with an excerpt below.  BNY Mellon has introduced a new automated process to aid authorised participants in the […] Read More

6 May, 2015

Goldman Sachs Readies ETF Launch
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles Goldman Sachs preparing for a launch of its own ETFs. Goldman Sachs is the largest U.S. investment bank and they are finally going to make the move to become a huge player in the ETF industry.  The firm has completed all its necessary paperwork with the SEC as of May 4th for its […] Read More

6 May, 2015

What’s Next? Another Dark Pool: LSE Jumps In via…
In Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse.com Tech Talk update profiles the latest news flash for FinTech wonks: Whilst the securities industry landscape continues to debate the “dark pool vs. lit market” topic, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is taking a chapter from the behometh brokerdealer universe with their own scheme to introduce a dark pool, but the regulated LSE proposes […] Read More

6 May, 2015

Rookie ETFs Of The Year: Two New ETFs That…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles two ETFs that have become standouts so far this year. The ETFs iShares Exponential Tech ETF (XT) and SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF (TOTL) have been dubbed with the title according to Zacks’ Neena Mishra in her article, “2 New ETFs with Big Potential“, excerpts from the article are below.  The ETF […] Read More

5 May, 2015

Corporate eBond Trading Chapter 8: InterDealer Broker GFI Up…
In Fixed Income, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse.com Fixed Income & Trading Tech update is without a rating and instead, takes a long view towards this week’s announcement from inter-dealer broker GFI Group launch of an electronic service for “dealers only” to trade odd lots of corporate bonds. For those not in the know, “odd-lot” is generally under $1million notional value. This […] Read More

5 May, 2015

Homebuilding ETF Is Falling Down
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles speculation surrounding SPDR S&P Homebuilders exchange-traded fund. This ETF reach an eight-year high in February but since then has fallen dramatically. Now investors are taking notice and are trying to make a quick exit. This MarketsMuse blog update is courtesy of Callie Bost and Jennifer Kaplan of Bloomberg Business and their article, “Investors […] Read More

4 May, 2015

ETFs Hit New Milestone As Individuals Put More Into…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles the new milestone exchange-traded funds have reached as now more than ever, individual investors have pouring more money into ETFs than traditional mutual funds. This MarketsMuse blog update is courtesy of an analysis done by Broadridge Financial Solutions and found in the Wall Street Journal’s article, “A New Milestone for ETF […] Read More

1 May, 2015

Twitter’s Weak Q1 Jolts Social ETFs
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles the disappointing Q1 for Twitter and the impact it is having on social media ETFs such as Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO), Global X Social Media Index ETF(SOCL) and ARK Web x.0 ETF (ARKW). This MarketsMuse update is courtesy of Zacks Equity Research and their article, “Twitter Tweets a Weak Q1 & Soft View, ETFs in Focus“, with […] Read More

30 April, 2015

Byrne’s Bitcoin Exchange Files $500 Million Offering of Virtual…
In People Profiles, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse.com Tech Talk update profiles the latest development regarding Overstock.com’s CEO Patrick Byrne  plan for a cryptosecurity trading system “for brokerdealers” only and akin to the array of ECNs and ATS platforms that Fintech aficionados and broker-dealers  are already accustomed to. The headline: Overstock looks to issue Bitcoin-style stocks via new trading system; may issue […] Read More

29 April, 2015

CEO Believes The ETF, JETS, Will Have A Smooth…
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles U.S. Global Investors CEO’s, Frank Holmes, interview with Forbes’ Trang Ho. Frank Holmes’s company is launching a new airline ETF, JETS, tomorrow, Thursday, April 29, 2015. After so many past airline ETFs have crashed and burned, Holmes highlights how JETS is different. This interview is courtesy of Forbes’ article, “Why This CEO Believes […] Read More

29 April, 2015

Global Macro Trading: Why It’s Time to Stop Hating…
In Global Macro Strategy, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse.com Global Macro update necessarily touches on the hyperbole and couch quarterbacking connected to yesterday’s earnings announcement from Apple Inc ($AAPL), which included a big bump in planned corporate share buyback and increased dividend. Our editors were particularly entertained by below extract from today’s edition of global macro trading commentary produced by Neil Azous, the […] Read More

28 April, 2015

The Real Driver Behind China ETF Action: Column A…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse.com ETF update profiles the real driver behind the surge in China-focused exchange-traded funds courtesy of below extract from 28 April a.m. column by Todd Shriber of ETFtrends.com “Surprising Drivers of the A-Shares ETF Surge.” It is not a secret that exchange traded funds holding Chinese equities, both A-shares trading on the mainland and Hong […] Read More

28 April, 2015

Apple Low Sales Show In Tech ETFs
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles iPhone company’s, Apple, lacking in sales even with the new iPhone 6 and the recent release of the iWatch, effecting the tech ETFs. This MarketsMuse blog update is courtesy of ETFTrends’ Todd Shriber’s article “Ahead of Earnings, no Love for Apple ETFs”, with an excerpt from ETFTrends below. Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL), the […] Read More

27 April, 2015

Solar ETFs Continue to Rise Thanks to China
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
MarketsMuse blog update profiles solar ETFs such as Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEARCA:TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:KWT) bright future thanks to China’s clean energy drive. This update  is courtesy of Seeking Alpha’s article, “China’s Clean Energy Drive Brightens Solar Power ETFs” by ETFTrends reporter, Tom Lydon, with an extract below. China revealed a huge surge in photovoltaic panel installations […] Read More

24 April, 2015