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Investing in the Improving Economy with Merger Arbitrage ETF

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As ETF providers continue to innovate, ETF provider Index IQ recently launched its newest hedge fund replication fund to further broaden the ETF space. The IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSEArca: MNA ) carries an expense ratio of 0.75% and aims to mimic the merger-arbitrage strategy employed by some hedge funds. According to John Spence of The Wall Street Journal , this...

• Merger Arbitrage ETF Offers Play on Improving Economy - ETF Trends

The ETF Industry Sees a Familiar Name Return

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The former top chief of PowerShares DB has gone missing since the beginning of the year. But he’s about to reappear on the exchange traded fund [ETF] scene with a new fund and a new company. Complete Story »

Wind ETF Faceoff

The Street (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Here's why PowerShares Global Wind is the better bet for investors.

FCC opens investigation into Verizon’s doubling of ETF

Gadgetell (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Section: Communications , Cellular Providers , Mobile The FCC has opened an investigation following Verizon’s announcement that they would be doubling their ETF from $175 to $350. Verizon claims the rising costs of subsidizing handsets result in higher monetary losses when a customer leaves before their contract is up, leaving them little choice but to raise the early termination fee to cover...

European ETF Trade Execution Tips

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

IndexUniverse Europe submits: Paul Amery, editor of IndexUniverse.eu, recently interviewed Manuel Schlabbers, head of European ETF trading at Credit Suisse. IU.eu: Manuel, your trading desk covers all “delta-one” products. To what extent are investors now using ETFs, when compared with swaps, futures and other products offering index exposure? Complete Story »

ETF Update: Is There Hope for Homebuilders?

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Jeff Miller submits: In our ETF Update last week , we mentioned the danger that comes in a time of market turmoil. We were accurate on the market and on the Dubai situation in multiple posts -- both system and fundamentals. Sometimes the picture changes focus, with more attention to individual sectors. That is the changing theme for this week. Complete Story »

• ETF Update: Hope For Homebuilders? - iStockAnalyst.com

ETF Update: Hope For Homebuilders?

iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

In our ETF Update last week we mentioned the danger that comes in a time of market turmoil. We were accurate on the market and on the Dubai situation in multiple posts--both system and fundamentals. [More...]

Merger Arbitrage ETF Offers Play on Improving Economy

ETF Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday

As exchange traded fund (ETF) providers continue to innovate, ETF provider Index IQ recently launched its newest hedge fund replication fund to further broaden the ETF space. (Other hedge fund ETFs). The IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF (NYSEArca: MNA) carries an expense ratio of 0.75% and aims to...

Shanghai Exchange Said to Approve Global E.T.F.'s

DealBook (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

The Shanghai Stock Exchange has approved the development of global exchange-traded funds by Chinese fund houses to track six overseas indexes including the Dow Jones industrial average, the Shanghai Securities News reported.

• Shanghai exchange approves global ETFs: report - Reuters
• Shanghai exchange approves global ETFs -paper - Reuters UK

ETF Investing: Dubai dents emerging markets ETFs

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

Investors have piled into exchange-traded funds that track hot-performing emerging markets this year, but the tremors from Dubai’s debt scare provide a clear warning of this volatile sector’s risks.

Is Vanguard Taking Over the Entire ETF Market?

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | yesterday

IndexUniverse submits: by Matt Hougan Maybe not yet, but it’s putting on quite a show. I spent part of Thursday culling through the National Stock Exchange’s ETF data for the month of November, pulling together our monthly Fund Flows Report . As I played with the numbers, there were several things that jumped out at me: Complete Story »

The Price Of Gold Should Continue To Benefit From Robust ETF Buying

iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

“Factors driving gold price higher continue to be low real interest rate, weak USD and strong investment flows. Low real interest rate environment is particularly helpful for gold as the yellow metal yields no interest. Lower interest rates in currencies mean lower opportunity cost in investing in gold. [More...]

6 Currency ETF Trading Ideas

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: As global economies begin to right themselves, some economies and their respective currencies are bound to do better than others. Investors seeking to capitalize on the strengths of some currencies are turning to a viable alternative to direct forex investing with ETFs. Currency ETFs have swiftly risen in the marketplace, with at least 38 such funds currently in existence...

Gasoline ETF Is Unjustly Overlooked

SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | yesterday

Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: For every major commodity that is revered and discussed by investors, such as gold, oil and agriculture, there is often another that is overlooked. Think silver, copper and gasoline, all backed by exchange traded funds that aren’t getting as much attention. The gasoline ETF United States Gasoline (NYSEArca: UGA ) has been fairly overlooked, meaning many investors...

Weekly ETF Rewind: Markets in Neutral

SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jeff Pietsch submits: In spite of Friday's tug-of-war between the US Dollar (UUP +1.0%) and the unexpectedly positive Jobs report ( see WSJ , HP ), all of the the major indices recovered nicely from the Dubai news with the S&P 500 ( SPY ) up +1.3% for the week. Even the recently beleaguered Small Caps (IWM +4.9%) but in a strong showing, potentially auguring well for a year-end rally. While Energy...