ETFs Gaining Traction Among Canadian Institutional Investors
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
July 8th 2013 at 3:15pm by Tom Lydon Mirroring the growing sentiment in the U.S., institutional investors in Canada are also embracing exchange traded funds and are expecting to increase allocations to the investment vehicle in the years ahead. According to a Greenwich Associates study, titled Versatility Fuels ETF Growth in Canadian Institutional Portfolios, the […] Read More

8 July, 2013

Bond ETFs 101: Understanding the Meaning of Liquidity, Arbitraging…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
   Courtesy of Dave Nadig MarketsMuse Editor Note: For those unfamiliar with the logistics of buying and selling corporate bonds in the secondary market,  and particularly for those not fluent in why/how corporate bond ETFs are priced and trade, the following column courtesy of IndexUniverse’s Dave Nadig provides a good primer. Important take-away: if an […] Read More

1 July, 2013

An Obamacare ETF Winner
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Tom Lydon The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare as it is widely known, is this country’s most sweeping health care legislation in multiple generations. It has also been highly controversial, but political partisanship aside, select stocks and ETFs have benefited from President Obama’s efforts to increase access and affordability to […] Read More

1 July, 2013

Profiling Broker Excellence: A Rare Commodity
In People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Excerpts courtesy of June 26 NYT column by Nathaniel Popper MarketsMuse Editor’s Note:  Though we generally spotlight the most relevant leading news media articles profiling the trading of ETFs and Options, on a selective basis, our editorial team also makes mention of compelling profiles of investment managers, traders and institutional brokers. A good example is […] Read More

26 June, 2013

Just Released: Elkins McSherry Top Executing Broker Report
In ETF News, People Profiles, Tech Talk> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Pensions & Investments and independent research firm Elkins/McSherry, here is their latest report listing the industry’s top executing brokers…Most of the names are ‘industry standards’; new entries to the list are worth noting. Click on the P&I logo to review             Read More

25 June, 2013

ETF Market Expert Speaks Out: Navigating Turbulence
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
In the wake of the now spirited debate as to the direction of equities markets, the more relevant topic of how/where to move in volatile markets in order to get real best execution when trading in exchange-traded products is particularly poignant. We extend our thanks to the folks at NorthStar Financial’s “Advisor Studios” and ETF […] Read More

21 June, 2013

Surge in ETF Trading Foretells Volatile Summer
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
 Courtesy of John Spence A surge in exchange traded fund trading this week signals that investors should buckle up for a volatile summer. ETF trading soared to about 40% of overall volume on Thursday, one day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed may soon begin tapering its purchases of $85 billion a […] Read More

21 June, 2013

Equities Markets Get Slaughtered: An ETF Portfolio For Tony…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Benzinga.com   Rest in peace James Gandolfini.   The actor most known for his role as Tony Soprano in HBO hit series The Sopranos died Wednesday while vacationing in Italy at the age of 51. While the Emmy Award-winning Gandolfini is likely to be most remembered for his role as the tortured New […] Read More

20 June, 2013

Bearish ETF Bets Most Expensive in Two Months: China…
In ETF News, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  By Belinda Cao – Jun 16 Options traders are paying the most in two months to protect against drops in the largest Chinese exchange-traded fund in the U.S. on concern a local money-market cash crunch will deepen a slump in Asia’s biggest economy. The cost of three-month puts on the iShares FTSE China 25 […] Read More

16 June, 2013

Renaissance Capital To Launch IPO ETF
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
IPO research and investment specialist Renaissance Capital is to launch its first exchange-traded fund, according to a regulatory filing made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The proposed fund, the Renaissance IPO ETF, will track the firm’s own index of newly-listed securities on US exchanges and will normally invest up to 80 per […] Read More

30 May, 2013

Credit Cold = ETF Pneumonia
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of WSJ Matt Wirz Corporate bond exchange-traded funds attracted investors in record numbers during the credit bull run of the past three years. They also attracted criticism for trading with more volatility than the bond markets they were designed to track. With the selloff in Treasury bonds rattling credit markets, those concerns are proving […] Read More

30 May, 2013

Proposed #Tax on #Options Strategies: Lawmakers Going Looney?
In Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Andy Nybo and TABB Forum A proposal to reform the taxation of financial instruments would dramatically change the tax treatment for options strategies, potentially decimating trading volumes by as much as 40%. And it is not the so-called ‘fat cats’ of Wall Street that will be impacted by the proposal; instead, the biggest […] Read More

29 May, 2013

Put-Write ETF $HPVW Focuses On Income
In ETF News, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  Courtesy of Tom Lydon Yield generation has been a hot topic as investors look for alternative income sources in a low-rate environment. ALPS with Rich Investment Solutions recently launched an exchange traded fund that seeks to provide income through a sophisticated options strategy. The U.S. Equity High Volatility Put Write Index Fund (HVPW) tries […] Read More

26 May, 2013

ETF Trends: Central Banks “Bid-On” ETFs
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Tom Lydon Central bankers are planning on continuing to boost equity exposure via exchange traded funds. The Bank of Japan, among many others, plans to double exposure to stock ETFs over the course of the year, as falling bond yields disappoint. Central bankers around the world have been putting direct investments into equity […] Read More

26 May, 2013

New ETF in Advance of Memorial Day: BBQ–Contributor Column
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Contributed by Chris Hempstead, Head of ETF Execution for WallachBeth Capital This week we saw 2 large creates in funds we don’t hear much about. The first was FBG (FI Enhanced Big Cap Growth ETN) with what looks to be about a $600mm creation on Monday. The second worth mentioning was the ESR (iShares MSCI […] Read More

24 May, 2013

ETFs Now Can Be Placed in Retirement Plans
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Tom Steinert-Threlkeld   MidAtlantic Trust Company said it had resolved record-keeping problems that have kept exchange-traded funds from being part of holdings in 401(k) and other retirement plans. The state-chartered trust company said it has resolved a problem with fractional shares that result from trading in ETFs that have kept such funds from […] Read More

9 May, 2013

BOX Exchange Gets SEC OK to Trade Jumbo S&P…
In ETF News, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
   Courtesy of Nina Mehta/Bloomberg LP BOX Options Exchange, the third- smallest of 11 U.S. options venues, will be the first to begin trading larger-size contracts on the most-active U.S. equity derivatives product, according to a company executive. BOX will list and trade contracts based on 1,000 shares of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust starting May […] Read More

8 May, 2013

Un-Employment Data Means…(?); Feeding Frenzy For Fixed Income: NASDAQ…
In People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Guest Contributor Ron Quigley, Managing Director of U.S. Syndicate and Primary Sales for Mischler Financial Group.  May 3-2013–We need 200k new jobs a month, or 2.4 million annually just to put a dent in unemployment.  It takes, on average, about 125k new jobs per month to keep up with population growth! …..we would need […] Read More

5 May, 2013