WisdomTree

WisdomTree Adds Two Currency ETFs

Two new currency ETFs from WisdomTree began trading today. The WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand Dollar Fund (BNZ) and WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand Fund (SZR) expand the WisdomTree currency ETF family to 7.

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HSBC Launches Long-Short Commodities ETN

HSBC USA Inc. yesterday launched the S&P CTI ELEMENTS (SM) exchange-traded note (NYSEArca:LSC). The new ETN is linked to the S&P Commodity Trends Indicator – Total Return (S&P CTI).

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Rydex Launches Leveraged and Inverse ETFs

The American Stock Exchange and Rydex Investments launched eight new exchange traded funds yesterday. The new ETFs provide investors with leveraged and leveraged inverse exposure to the energy, financial, health care and technology sectors, using some of the most widely followed sector indexes in the U.S.

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Claymore Launches First Frontier Markets ETF

Claymore announced the launch of the Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets ETF (FRN). FRN is the first U.S. ETF that provides investors with access to up to 41 countries that are less developed than traditional emerging markets—often referred to as the “frontier markets.”

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Commodity ETFs grow 110%

Assets under management in Commodity ETFs grew 110% to $37.2 billion according to a report issued by Deutsche Bank (DB) yesterday.

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PowerShares Adds NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite and Nasdaq Internet ETFs

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today the anticipated listing of a NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite portfolio and a Nasdaq Internet portfolio. Both new ETFs are expected to begin trading June 12, 2008, on the NASDAQ Stock Market.