Dennis Gartman is a Raging Bull..
In People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Olly Ludwig at IndexUniverse.com Dennis Gartman is about as raging a bull as you can find these days. At a time when many investors remain beaten down in the volatile “risk-on/risk-off” aftermath of the crash of 2008, and uncertain about how high taxes will go in 2013, the editor of The Gartman Letter […] Read More

14 December, 2012

Trading Market Pros Do a 360; Looking Back and…
In People Profiles, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
                  Extracts courtesy of a special year-end story from Terry Flanagan at MarketsMedia The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index stood at 1,380 in mid-November, down about 5% from 1,450 five years earlier. To a visitor from Mars, the similarity of the numbers could suggest that it was a quiet period for financial-market participants. But in […] Read More

14 December, 2012

This ETF Could be The Real Monetary Easing Play:…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
While the market seemed generally unimpressed by the Federal Reserve’s pledge to hold interest rates down until the U.S. unemployment rate drops below 6.5 percent, the usual suspects among ETFs performed as expected Wednesday. Following the conclusion of the central bank’s last monetary policy meeting of 2012, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (NYSE: […] Read More

13 December, 2012

Institutional Investor: Vanguard’s Risky Switch in ETF Indexes
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  Courtesy of Rosalyn Retkwa When it comes to the broad-based emerging-markets equity ETFs, Vanguard’s MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) is clearly the top dog. As of December 11, VWO had a market cap of $58.66 billion and an average daily volume of 17.74 million shares. But back on October 2, Vanguard rocked the ETF […] Read More

13 December, 2012

When European ETF Execution Becomes a Stand-Out Factor, PM’s…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  courtesy of DowJones’ Peter Davy Dec 10 2012 Exchange-traded funds may be seen as a low-cost investment option but the huge choice of how to trade these products can have expensive consequences for institutional investors. “It can have a very significant impact. Get a bad execution and you start with a drag on the […] Read More

10 December, 2012

Market Contrarian Matt Gohd Joins WallachBeth Capital; Option Strategist…
In People Profiles, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  December 3, New York, NY—WallachBeth Capital LLC (“WB”), the institutional agency broker specializing in options and Exchange-Traded-Fund (ETFs), announced the hiring of Matt Gohd, the trading market strategist whose contrarian market calls have been widely-followed for two decades by leading hedge fund managers and industry observers. Mr. Gohd, a 30-year industry veteran joins WallachBeth […] Read More

4 December, 2012

Mini Options Ready to Grow?
In Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Andy Nybo, TABB Forum The recent approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the listing of “mini” options provides the options industry with a wealth of potential opportunities. The potential success of mini options, however, will be a double-edged sword. The costs to build out the necessary technological infrastructure to […] Read More

3 December, 2012

ETF Branding: What’s In The Name Might Not Be…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Karen Damato, WSJ Reporter Most ETF names appear to leave little to the imagination. They seem to describe what the fund is all about. But beware: Sometimes you can’t judge an ETF by its cover. A “Middle East & Africa” fund with only 5% of assets in the Middle East? A “BRIC” fund—you […] Read More

3 December, 2012

Knight Capital and ETFs.. Setting the Stories Straight.
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
excerpt from Olly Ludwig’s Nov 30 column You might think that having Knight Capital in play could be a threat to ETF trading. Luckily it’s not. Still, it struck me that thinking through the possibilities surrounding an acquisition of Knight by Getco or Virtu is a worthwhile exercise. After all, Knight is the biggest ETF […] Read More

30 November, 2012

iShares’ Eye On Canada..Market to Double in Size
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Eric Lim/Bloomberg LP IShares expects Canada’s exchange- traded fund market will double to about C$100 billion ($100.8 billion) in three to five years and the company plans to offer products and partnerships with firms such as Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) to maintain its No. 1 rank. IShares Canada, a unit of BlackRock […] Read More

27 November, 2012

Attn: Pension Fund Mgrs: ETF Trading Choices Can Affect…
In ETF News, People Profiles> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
  By Ari Weinberg | November 26, 2012     Pension fund managers considering expanding their use of exchange-traded funds must always bear in mind that trading ETFs is entirely different from trading stocks. Entering a transaction without a clear understanding of the market dynamics for the ETF and the underlying stocks can be costly without the […] Read More

26 November, 2012

Market Neutral ETF Debuts
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
    Courtesy of Ronald Delegge, ETFGuide.com IndexIQ introduced the the IQ HedgeMarket Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN) in October. QMN is designed to offer investors liquid, transparent market neutral hedge fund exposure. QMN will seek to track, before fees and expenses, the performance characteristics of the IQ Hedge Market Neutral Index (IQHGMN), part of IndexIQ’s proprietary […] Read More

23 November, 2012

Retail ETFs: Black Friday Trading Strategies
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Daniela Pylypczak With the 2012 holiday season just around the corner, the U.S. retail sector is already gearing  up for what could be another make-or-break year for many companies. Many retailers generate significant portions of annual revenues and profit during the holiday months of November and December, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales accounting […] Read More

20 November, 2012

China ETFs: A Chinese Menu of Share Class Descriptions
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Dennis Hudacheck Investing in China is tricky. There are now more than 20 China-focused ETFs to choose from, ranging from size and style funds to sector-specific funds. As if sifting through expense ratios, liquidity and holdings isn’t enough, China investors have another big, fundamental factor to consider: Chinese share classes. Foreign investment in […] Read More

15 November, 2012

Russian Equities, ETFs: Cheap And Getting Cheaper
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Just because something is cheap does not mean it is a good bargain. Such is life for Russian equities and the relevant U.S.-listed ETFs. Amid slumping energy shares, the “R” in the BRIC acronym saw its benchmark Micex Index slip to a three-month low on Tuesday. The slide comes just a couple of weeks after […] Read More

14 November, 2012

In Your Face: Option Trading Contrarian Called $FB Move…
In People Profiles, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
     Courtesy of John Carney/CNBC MarketsMuse Editor Note: article below was published Tuesday Nov 13 at 6pm, in advance of $FB lock-up  expiration. Eight hundred million shares of Facebookare set to “flood” the market Wednesday, as the company’s biggest post-IPO lockup expires. This has many investors fearful that stock sales from employees could push the stock, […] Read More

14 November, 2012

ETP Volatility Report from Velocity Shares
In ETF News, Strike Price> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
VelocityShares is pleased to present the October 2012 Volatility Report, providing insights into the volatility landscape. Highlights from this report include: Year-to-Date Performance for the VIX Index is -21%. Year-to-Date Performance for the S&P VIX Futures Indices: Short-Term: -74% (SPVXSP) Mid-Term: -47% (SPVXMP) Tail Risk: -20% (SPVXTRSP) VIX spot increased steadily in October, opening at […] Read More

14 November, 2012

Flows Spike in Asia ETF Market: The New Fortune…
In ETF News> By MarketsMuse Staff Reporter
Courtesy of Tom Lydon The exchange traded fund business in Asia has seen new inflows of $5.5 billion plus, thanks to recent regulatory changes that have created an opening. This follows a $1.42 billion inflow of new assets seen in September for the Asian ETP industry, confirming the trend. Debbie Fuhr, a partner at ETFGI, […] Read More

8 November, 2012