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February 14, 2013
Investors and traders alike have surely run across the Volatility Index, commonly referred to as the VIX, in ...
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February 04, 2013
As many investors feared, stocks pulled back sharply today, posting their first triple-digit drop and worst one-day ...
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January 30, 2013
Today’s Federal Reserve monetary policy announcement and upsetting economic data put selling pressures back on Wall ...
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January 10, 2013
The Financial sector was one of the worst performing sectors during the 2008 turmoil. However, the segment has been ...
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January 02, 2013
The first trading session of 2013 is in the books as markets turned in one of the best performances in recent ...
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December 31, 2012
With no concrete solutions on the table regarding the much-feared fiscal cliff, it wasn’t terribly surprising to see ...
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December 28, 2012
The shortened holiday trading week proved to be quite unkind for many who had hoped that a fiscal cliff deal would ...
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December 28, 2012
The ETF boom has made it easier for regular retail investors to add various new asset classes, sectors and markets ...
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December 21, 2012
Markets took a steep tumble today, as investors left for the weekend feeling uneasy about the budget talks in ...
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December 19, 2012
Yesterday’s brief euphoria quickly turned sour today, after fiscal cliff negations took a turn for the worse.House ...
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December 18, 2012
Wall Street braced itself for yet another day of fiscal cliff negotiations after House Speak John Boehner proposed a ...
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December 07, 2012
After much anticipation and speculation, investors were relieved with today’s rather upbeat government jobs report. ...
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November 28, 2012
This past year has been marked by uncertainty (though nothing compared to recent years), prompting investors to ...
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November 19, 2012
Bargain shoppers finally stepped in after a long week of profit-taking pressures on Wall Street. Major equity ...
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November 19, 2012
Tagged as the 'Investor Fear Gauge', the CBOE Volatility index or 'VIX' has become one of the most popular market ...
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November 15, 2012
Stocks tallied yet another session in red territory as looming “fiscal cliff” worries and sour economic data proved ...
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November 09, 2012
With Barack Obama's second term secured, investors are now zeroing in on the fiscal cliff and it appears as though ...
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November 05, 2012
Markets were relatively quiet on the day, as investors seem to be holding their breath for the U.S. presidential ...
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November 05, 2012
Although stocks have been weak as of late, broad market investing has still been quite profitable from a ...
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October 23, 2012
Bearish momentum returned to Wall Street today, as severaldisappointingquarterly earnings reports coupled with ...
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October 22, 2012
Wall Street is well into the third quarter’s earnings season, with earlyeuphoriaquicklydissipatingas several recent ...
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October 19, 2012
Another slew of sour earnings reports rocked Wall Street today, forcing stocks to log their worst single day drop in ...
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October 04, 2012
The presidential debates are underway and U.S. markets are looking to close out another week in bright green ...
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October 01, 2012
Most VIX-focused exchange-traded products have tumbled over the course of the last several months, as surprisingly ...
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October 01, 2012
Markets took a roller coaster ride last week, as news from the eurozone and China dominated the media pipelines.The ...
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September 24, 2012
While markets struggled to find a definitive direction last week, a new player entered the “stimulus package” game: ...
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September 20, 2012
Exchange-Traded Funds are arguably great tools for every day investors seeking to implement a variety of strategies ...
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September 14, 2012
There was a sense of anxiety concerning whether or not yesterday’s QE rally would hold, or if it was a one time ...
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September 07, 2012
Although investors have seen a few ETF launches in the past couple of days, mass closures have also been hitting the ...
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August 27, 2012
Once again, Wall Street finds itself walking on eggshells, unwilling and unable to jump in full force into the ...
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August 14, 2012
Investors finally saw some action in the markets today after a slew of economic reports helpedjump startsome much ...
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August 13, 2012
After barely managing to close in positive territory last week, markets seemingly took a breather today, posting ...
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August 03, 2012
It was redemption day for U.S. investors as stocks surged ahead, snapping their four-day losing streak. The rally ...
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July 27, 2012
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi took the spotlight once again today, as investors cheered on the ECB’s ...
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July 26, 2012
After weeks of uncertainty, investors finally got the validation theyapparentlyneeded – Draghi, the European Central ...
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July 23, 2012
Eurozone concerns intensified today, forcing stocks into a global sell off as investors flocked to their favorite ...
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July 23, 2012
Yet another active week for stocks, as the better-than-expected corporate earnings season and a slew of sour ...
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July 20, 2012
Strong corporate earnings couldn’t help U.S. equities today, as the seemingly never-ending Euro Zone drama took ...
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July 19, 2012
A slew of sour economic databombardedthe markets today, yet equities maintained their ground, bolstered once again ...
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July 18, 2012
After much anticipation, Ben Bernanke testified before the Senate Banking Committee today, outlining a rather bleak ...
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July 13, 2012
Investors of all walks have embraced ETFs as the investment vehicle of choice when it comes to accessing virtually ...
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July 10, 2012
The second quarter’s earnings season has gotten off to a rocky start, with lackluster reports and forecasts already ...
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July 09, 2012
For the most part, ETFs and ETNs are similar. Both offer investors basket exposure to a particular asset class and ...
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July 09, 2012
Under the umbrella of exchange-traded products, ETNs have attracted far less interest than their ETF cousins and now ...
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July 05, 2012
After celebrating the nation’s Independence Day holiday, U.S. investors were feeling less than cheery despite ...
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July 03, 2012
Today’s holiday-shortened trading session ended on a high note as rising oil prices and better than expected U.S ...
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June 22, 2012
After a whirlwind of a week, U.S. equities ended in positive territory today, rebounding after yesterday’s severe ...
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June 21, 2012
The bears had their heyday on Wall Street today, as yesterday’s stimulus hopes seeminglydisintegrated, forcing ...
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June 20, 2012
Volatility struck Wall Street today as investors weighed the latest Euro Zone and domestic developments, forcing ...
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June 20, 2012
U.S. equity markets lost some of their footing today, as a slew of news reports had stocks struggling to remain in ...
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June 12, 2012
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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May 04, 2012
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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April 17, 2012
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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March 21, 2012
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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March 08, 2012
Adam Warner, contributor to Schaeffer’s Research, explains how a new volatility product offers traders a ...
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February 16, 2012
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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December 29, 2011
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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November 18, 2011
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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November 17, 2011
With the VIX spiking above the important 30 level, traders can choose from three distinct strategies that sell (and ...
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August 17, 2011
One expert dispels certain misconceptions about the Volatility Index (VIX) and describes several ways traders can ...
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August 14, 2011
The past week’s epic market moves argue for tempting bets on calmer times ahead, writes MoneyShow.com senior ...
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August 12, 2011
With markets and investors in a frenzy, these 5 ETFs, which are specially designed to track the Volatility Index ...
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August 09, 2011
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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July 20, 2011
For many investors, exchange traded funds are a new investment tool…and it’s uncertain whether they ...
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July 11, 2011
These ETFs had losing portfolios, but leverage caused some of them to sink even lower.
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June 26, 2011
New ETF products allow traders and investors to gain exposure to volatility-based indexes like the VIX with the same ...
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May 17, 2011
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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April 05, 2011
Trading volatility is an interesting idea, but current ETFs and ETNs do a fairly poor job of it.
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January 18, 2011
These selected charts should be viewed in the context of a broad market picture that looks to bring lower prices for ...
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November 01, 2010
The performance of these funds was far off market averages.
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October 20, 2010
These ETFs had losing portfolios, but leverage caused them to sink even lower.
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June 24, 2010
ETFs can give small investors exposure to stocks in areas that time and effort would usually make impossible.
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April 15, 2010
It's easy to forget about portfolio insurance as the market continues to head higher. ETFs can help add that ...
