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ETF Securities is also starting a fund, but hasn't specified how much copper it will hold.

He traded derivative contracts, using the bank's money, based on securities included in ETFs, according to people familiar with the matter.

The SDR , however, is more like an exchange -traded fund (ETF) than a currency, and is not a viable alternative to the dollar .

Were a leveraged ETF to suffer huge losses, the reputation of the entire industry might be affected, particularly among private investors.

Creating a synthetic ETF does not eliminate this illiquidity risk, but merely transforms it into a bet on the creditworthiness of a bank.

They ought to be able to tell the difference between a normal and a synthetic ETF just by looking at the fund's name.

But even that tends to be higher than the charges of a traditional balanced manager, let alone an ETF.

"Some of the startup ETFs would give one of their appendages for the sort of response we have had, " Thomas says.

But Ms Conway says that people are suspicious, in a real meltdown, of whether their claim on gold held in an ETF would be honoured.

Such a condition, known as contango, would erode the ETF's returns, because CYB invests exclusively in one-month forwards.

The risk of confusion, disappointment and disillusionment among investors would be very negative for the ETF industry.

However, these warrants expire in less than a year and the day-today pricing is much more complex than the US ETFs.

Insurers will also be allowed to invest in host of other Chinese financial instruments including Treasury bills and exchange-traded funds.

And index futures is just a effective hedging tool, by hedging ETF with index futures to reach the goal of avoiding risk and locking yield.

Grubb said the ETF investment growth was sustainable: "The main drivers of buying are not going away" .

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Some give holders the right to buy or to sell the underlying instrument such as a share or ETF to the warrant issuer for a particular price.

If the bank failed, ETF investors would find that they acquired a hotch-potch of assets, rather than the portfolio they expected.

Dicker is particularly contemptuous of oil ETFs of the kind that many small investors have used as vehicles to diversify their holdings.

Almost 55 per cent of institutions around the globe now using ETFs expect their usage to increase in the next three years, he reports.

In addition ETF Fund Exchange adjustment indices just a sample unit, the corresponding adjustments to make, so the transaction costs low.

Many private investors bet on gold by purchasing bullion, or shares in a bullion fund like the 'GLD' SPDR Gold Trust.

The IMF cannot issue any credible currency of its own, and can only offer a currency ETF.

This exposes the ETF investor to the risk that the bank fails to pay up.

The trading commissions notched up by all this activity could overwhelm the cost advantages of ETFs, he argues.

Net new inflows account for about half of the rebound in ETF assets, with the remainder the result of the rising value of existing assets.

Although the price of the ETF has more than doubled since the lows, the charts show no reason why the trend will end anytime soon.

Every time you buy or sell an ETF, you pay a commission to your broker, as you do with stock trades.

Similarly, the new types of ETF no longer offer the cheapness and diversification of the early varieties.

So the ETF provider requires the bank to provide collateral (see diagram).

But if markets keep rising, ETFs may be to the next generation of day-traders what dotcom stocks were in the late 1990s.

Portfolios are rebalanced throughout the day so ETFs trade at or close to the net value of their assets, unlike many mutual funds.

Investors who buy shares in a gold ETF don't ever see the metal; much of it is stored in vaults scattered around England and Switzerland.

"One of the challenges in Asian markets is a lack of familiarity with ETFs, so investor education is the key, " Mr Good says.

That raises the danger that an ETF could act as a dumping ground for the unwanted securities on an investment bank's books.

But now the gold rush is spilling into a new global arena: exchange-traded funds, a key market for investors in the precious metal.

If active ETFs can be made to work, and receive the SEC's blessing, they could take the business to a new level.

One of the goals of the SFC is to make all ETFs more comparable with each other, regardless of their underlying assets.

Some of the biggest ETF traders are firms that try to profit from discrepancies between prices of ETFs and the stocks that they track.

The combination of marginally positive equity market performance, light ETF flows, led to a freefall in gold prices.

Exchange-traded funds resemble index-oriented mutual funds and trade on an exchange like a stock.

By comparison, the oldest and largest U. S. -listed China ETF, iShares FTSE China 25 Index, trades close to its NAV.

Investors can buy the shares of producers, but underlying commodity prices often perform better, so ETFs should be considered, if available.

A simple way to establish a foreign currency position is through one of the dozens of exchange-traded funds devoted to currencies.

The complex inner workings of these funds, known as leveraged ETFs, leads them to buy when markets are up and sell when they're down.

The ETF provider, which will be based in mainland China, is still to be determined.

Institutional investors report using ETFs to make tactical adjustments, equities cash and for transitions.

Many advisers recommend against oil ETFs, which suffer from a market malady known as 'contango. '

After considerable debate, they decided to cancel trades in stocks and ETFs that had fallen or risen 60% or more.

He adds that the growth of ETFs has been a key driver in this process.

After all, "exotic" ETFs are still a small proportion of the overall market, and the instrument is not as inherently risky as, say, CDOs.

There is no doubt that the exchange-traded fund was a brilliant invention for gold miners.

Market uncertainty about how the new rules would affect exchange-traded fund purchases also pressured gold prices.

As the ETF began to rebound, Mr. Welch quickly put in an order for 5, 000 shares at $15 on the NYSE.

This could turn out to be another special quality of ETFs.

Exchange-traded funds backed with silver have enabled investors to invest in a market that traditionally was harder to participate in.

The simple lesson in this exercise is to look at the portfolios of your mutual funds and ETFs.

ETFs are securities that resemble mutual funds but trade like stocks, and are commonly designed to replicate the movement of an index.

The euro is coming off of a recent four-year low which has meant bad news for holders of the CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF (NYSE: FXE).

However, in a sign of returning confidence in global markets, investors have returned to ETFs en masse.

The next question is where would an aluminium ETF be listed -- London, New York, Tokyo?

Graham Tuckwell, who set it up, subsequently moved base to the UK, where he set up ETF Securities and a European sister for GBS.

A final upside risk to the aluminium price is the potential for the launch of new exchange-traded funds that buy up physical metal.

When other exchanges stopped routing orders to Arca, the normal flow of ETF buyers and sellers was disrupted.

That could mop up excess stock but, as with its gold-backed cousins, it is really a way to create more investor demand and support prices.

In the U. S. ETF market, ETF trades take place across an exchange, establishing a trail of trade tickets.

Another relatively low-cost option worth considering is an ETF that specializes in foreign government bonds.

It would have the region's biggest markets in real estate investment trusts and exchange-traded funds and the most derivative products.

One of the biggest changes brought by ETFs has been the promotion of "fundamental indices" .

Due to their liquidity and trading flexibility, ETFs are quickly becoming the favorite vehicles for building investments in precious metals.

However, the growing popularity of what are called synthetic ETFs is causing particular worries.

Gold this year has been buoyed by exchange-traded funds, which snapped up bullion as they attracted waves of new investors.

Similarly, in case of authorization failure, you can configure ETF to serve an Access Denied page.

Gold is experiencing unprecedented buying by exchange-traded funds, offset by substantially reduced jewellery demand.

As the chart shows, the largest gold ETF has a gold hoard that places it on a par with the reserves of central banks.

A fund management company may not use its self-owned capital to invest in an exchange traded fund (ETF).

The funds will have to carry a marker to distinguish them from physical ETFs.

Farley Thomas, head of ETFs at HSBC, said HSBC was responding to customer demand by launching its own branded ETFs.

In late March the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a moratorium on the creation of new ETFs that use derivatives.

"We only invest in physical gold back ETF listed in the developed market. . . in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific markets. "

Some ETFs have become increasingly complex and opaque because banks have identified ways to replicate derivative exposure using ETFs.

But, as Ticonderoga analysts point out, State Street's gold ETF is among the biggest holders of gold in the world.

But if you own a diversified portfolio of bonds (through an ETF or mutual fund), then the impact is not so severe.

Wozniak said although flows had slowed considerably, they remained a significant support factor for the market.

At a certain stage the investor should become more sophisticated and understand that an ETF is more efficient than their usual mutual funds.

Assets of global passive investment strategy exceedingly improved, and among these exchange traded funds (ETF) steals the show.

These short ETFs will suffer from greater tracking error compared with traditional ETFs, because futures are harder to manage than stocks.

These ETFs sometimes don't track markets exactly, especially when trading gets volatile, so they're not a perfect solution.

ETF Securities Ltd. , BlackRock Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are planning to introduce exchange-traded products backed by copper.

ETNs typically do a good job of tracking the underlying index, but can be less liquid than similar ETFs.

The largest physical gold exchange ETF, the New York-listed SPDR Gold Trust, had net inflows of 28 tonnes in the last two weeks.

So far, the Van Eck ETF has entered into swaps only with Credit Suisse Group, which is a qualified foreign investor.

He argues regulators should consider limiting the proportion of synthetic ETFs within an investment bank's trading portfolio.

Yet the Nikkei 225, the Japanese equivalent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, has sat out the ETF boom, thanks to licensing disputes.

The BIS cites the example of an emerging-markets ETF offered by a firm called dbx-trackers.

Over a three-week period last month, assets at a half-dozen silver ETFs soared about $4 billion, or more than 20%.

These e-mails usually proceed to mention one of the ETF Securities commodity trackers (called ETCs) that they intend to buy or sell.

The largest gold ETF holds more bullion than all the world's central banks except those of America, France, Germany and Italy.

Every month, the ETF would have to pay a premium to replace expiring contracts.

I recommend short positions (including leveraged bear ETFs) against these stocks for the very near term.

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Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are baskets of securities that trade like a stock.

And since these products are listed on exchanges, they provide more transparency than many other investment vehicles.

China's regulators have yet to allow Chinese fund-management companies to issue exchange-traded funds or permitted foreign ETFs.

That spells danger for investors in leveraged ETFs, which use debt to magnify the returns of the index they follow.

In developed countries, some investors have switched into physical gold holdings from exchange-traded funds.

To mitigate this risk, synthetic ETFs are usually fully or almost fully collateralised.

BlackRock, Deutsche Bank and ETF Securities hope to join JPMorgan in offering investors exposure to physical copper.

In recent years commodities ETFs have emerged as well.

China already has a very active physical gold market, but no exchange-traded funds for any precious metals.

The SFC has been consulting with the industry to discuss what additional information should be disclosed.

He also says a squeeze may develop that could benefit holders of physical gold at the expense of gold contracts and shares.

Investors should consider these risks before they consider investing in a bond ETF.

The assets of the Gold Trust ETF are still trivial compared to the trillions held in equities and bonds.

Brokerage stocks rallied on reports that regulators had approved cross-border exchange traded funds.

The ETF industry hopes the regulator will now begin clearing a backlog of new funds awaiting approval.

Emerging markets and commodities were among the fastest-growing ETF types in 2009.

It's an innovative product of the open-end fund. And ETF has the exponential fitting, trade facilitation and low-cost advantages.

The $950 million Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF is one option for investors who want to take a broader bet on the consumer sector.

The ETF fail rate peaked at $7 billion a day, says John Welborn, an economist with the Haverford Group, an investment firm.

The questions come as ETFs in general are coming under heightened scrutiny about whether they distort markets.

"But we also saw significant purchases of ETFs [exchange traded funds] and gilts [government bonds]. "

Other factors include a growing number of ETFs and other investment vehicles that offer plays on the commodity.

Commodity ETFs typically buy futures contracts rather than the underlying physical substance.

Mr. Tuttle recommends exchange-traded funds and notes that rise in value when markets quake and volatility picks up.

However, the product range needs to expand if investors are to start using ETFs to their full potential as portfolio building-blocks.

Many ETFs purchase gold using spot-month futures, and it is unclear how the proposed rules will apply to these purchases.

In Europe synthetic funds make up around half of the ETF sector by assets.

In addition, the company's European markets currently have more than 344 ETF listings.

In addition to this, ETF Securities saw only one third of the revenue from the fund, because it was a joint venture.

We agree to explore the possibility of cross-cutting Exchange Trade Funds on our respective stock markets.

Much of the increased demand comes from exchange traded funds.

Some analysts recommend inverse ETFs, which provide a return that's the inverse of global markets or sectors.

ETFs are especially attractive for investors who want the benefits of owning stocks without the risks.

Next, according to the research finding, intend for providing the positive real diagnosis basis to the Taiwan ETF market future development.

Not least because ETF's (unlike CDOs) are often sold to retail investors.

Both the US and Europe, the largest ETF markets, hit record highs at the end of July, with assets of $582bn and $183bn respectively.

Exchange-traded funds, which track indices, make index providers even more powerful.

Many are buying commodities, through futures markets and exchange-traded funds.

Some ETF managers also top up their income with fees for lending the securities in their portfolios.

Among her recommendations is Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, which holds about 900 stocks in nearly two dozen emerging countries.

In the latest example, Marshall Wace, a hedge fund, is launching its own ETF.

He likens them to a shotgun: "good for hunting game, but good for suicide too" .

But less agile investors risk being stranded (including those invested in ETFs. ).

Providers in recent months to announce plans to launch ETPs, include ETF Securities and JP Morgan.

Many others, however, buy and sell the futures tied to commodities, which can add another layer of risk.

Choice remains limited on most Asian exchanges, due in part to cross-listing difficulties.

Fed up with poor advice, clients rushed into low-cost exchange-traded funds or savings accounts.

The ETF holds 40 stocks in Chinese consumer sectors including retail, food, household goods, travel, healthcare and autos.

Since the summer, the 20 Year Proshares has fallen almost 50% as Treasury prices have surged.

The result: The ETFs lose money as they buy new contracts, even when prices are rising.

In essence, the ETF company buys and stores gold on your behalf.

Worries about the U. S. dollar have prompted large inflows into exchange-traded funds invested in alternative asset classes such as gold.

That has led to the creation of ETFs aimed at US retail investors.

the world's largest exchange-traded silver fund, has seen net inflows of around 95 tonnes in the last month alone.

Daily volume for the ETF is around ten million shares, but is less than 10, 000 for the China Railway ADR.

But who would bet against his assertion that they will one day match traditional mutual funds in size and influence?

Most of them invest in A-share exchange traded funds via access products.

In just one day, the world's largest gold exchange fund (ETF) GLD holdings up to 6%, up from 614 tons to 650 tons.

For customers to use in the in-kind creation or redemption of exchange traded fund (ETF) units.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide low-cost access to the Russian market.

Finally, investment demand has been torrid, as seen with the surge of capital into gold-backed ETFs.

The moral: If you don't understand that commodity ETF your pal is bragging about, pass on it.

Another bearish sign: The shorter-term, 50-day moving average of all three ETFs crossed below the 200-day at the start of this month.

The first Shanghai-listed fixed-income ETF based on Barclays' indexes could be launched this year or early next year, Samad said.

Holdings of the largest silver ETF, the iShares Silver Trust, meanwhile, rose to a six-week high at 10, 666. 35 tonnes on Thursday.

The industry has been growing faster than hedge funds, but with much less negative publicity.

XLV, the health-care exchange-traded fund, comprised principally of U.

All these "inverse ETFs" are structured around a very simple idea: they use futures instead of short positions in stocks.

ETFs, he explains, are expected to replicate the underlying index precisely (and they trade continuously).

The gold price has also benefited from the introduction of exchange-traded funds five years ago.

As an indication, China ETFs are now trading at 10 per cent premiums to their net asset values.

Beyond that, Mr. Einhorn is a fan of exchange-traded funds that own gold miners.

By comparison the world's largest gold exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, has holdings worth more than $57bn.

As liquidity disappeared that day, many ETFs traded down nearly to zero.

For most of us, that means mutual funds, money market funds, some individual equities and perhaps a fewETFs.

Chinese consumers, with their traditional affinity for 24-karat gold jewelry, are a prime target for new gold ETFs.

But our volume is now concentrated in Citi and some bank ETFs.

Three days later, the ETF was at $60, providing a cool profit.

Physical buying has been strong over the past few weeks, according to analysts, with money flowing into exchange traded funds.

There is also a plan by Credit Suisse and Glencore, the commodities supplier, to launch an aluminium-backed exchange-traded fund.

The ETF industry has boomed over the past decade, recently passing $1 trillion in assets.

ETFs, which typically track market indexes and trade like stocks, have become a big business for banks.

The theoretical principle of ETF is based on Efficient Markets Hypothesis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

If Treasury yields return to June levels, the ETF could double in price.

The launch of gold-backed exchange-traded funds has also altered the way gold is viewed.

I am still bullish on gold. There have not been many gold scraps returned to the market in the past two days.

In the US, ETFs are coming under growing regulatory scrutiny.

His firm owns about 2% of Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, which tracks gold-mining shares.

The popularity of ETFs has drawn scrutiny, however.

But such ETFs offer much less diversification.

While it's also possible to short oil ETFs, no one does.

There are about a half-dozen Delta One products that banks offer, including ETFs.

They are doing this since ETFs are infinitely more convenient than gold bars.

Mr. Schiff figured that at Thursday's close there were buy orders from leveraged ETFs totaling roughly $4. 5 billion.

The government recently approved its first fund to invest in overseas gold-backed exchange-traded funds.

Mr. Burbank argues that storage costs are lower than the expenses of ETFs.

ETF assets now rival some official reserves.

Investors can also purchase ETFs or mutual funds holding shares of oil companies.

ETF Securities is the leading player in this market.

BlackRock's survey found more than 60 per cent of net inflows into Asian ETFs in 2010 had gone into instruments providing exposure to China.

BlackRock found 93 per cent of the 125 ETFs cross-listed in Asia had their primary listing in the US or Europe.

The most vocal critic of ETFs is John Bogle, Vanguard's former boss.

But who knows if the bankers running the ETF are honest?

ETFs are open-ended index funds that trade like stocks.

Last Wednesday, shares of some Asian gold miners and ETFs hit all-time highs.

The appointed custodians will buy and sell gold as investors look at positions in the ETF.

If markets tumble, these ETFs should rise in value.

Mr Liu says the fund will invest in exchange traded funds.

Investor demand for platinum through coins, bars and exchange traded funds was up 150 per cent compared with 2007.

But, as with CDOs, this growth has come at a cost.

Asset growth in these ETFs has been decelerating for months.

Gold futures are the best way to invest in gold, some say, because they track gold with fewer transaction costs than gold shares or ETFs.

Development of ETF, set up cross-strait trading platform, it is Taiwan's financial industry to start recycling.

The gap in European ETF reporting has been known for several years.

You also pay an annual expense ratio, around 1% or 1. 25%, on your total investment in the ETF.

ETF portfolio is substituted for Shanghai-Shenzhen 300 components and portfolio weights are determined in order to minimize tracking errors.

The fundamental ETFs have opened a debate about the nature of indices and how they should be used.

They are also useful for those who are looking for short-term exposure without the use of commodity indices.

Lyxor and Deutsche Bank both offer Russia ETF products with annual management charges of 0. 65 per cent.

Another risk concerns a change in the nature of ETFs.

NYSE officials say they found no problems with Arca's ETF platform on May 6.

Strong inflows into gold exchange traded funds have helped gold prices rise 14. 4 per cent this year.

Gold has retraced roughly 75% of its 2008 decline while the gold ETF has only retraced about half of its loss.

Investors have poured $32. 8 billion into international stock ETFs as a group in 2007.

J. P. Morgan is among those starting a copper ETF, which is set to launch next year.

The average annual fee on ETFs stands at around 33 basis points, compared with 146 basis points for active funds, according to BlackRock.

In these exceptional cases, ETF decides what to do.

The largest silver ETF, the $10. 2 billion iShares Silver Trust, has seen a $1. 1 billion net inflow for the first 11 months of this year.

I'm sure eventually we will see the launch on domestic Chinese bourses of ETF-type products.

At about 2, 000 tonnes, ETF's have grown to multiples of yearly coin and bar demand from nothing.

The four ETFs all carry a total expense ratio of 50 basis points.

The first gold ETF was launched in Australia in 2002, according to Hector McNeill of ETF Securities.

Ms Leung said she was also keen to "eventually see ETFs listed in Hong Kong denominated in renminbi with underlying Hong Kong companies" .

For those that won't be swayed, he points to SPDR Gold Trust, but keeps the exchange-traded fund at no more than 5% of overall portfolios.

There are genuine economies of scale in ETFs.

This is the big screen two companies -- Liu Hong-Bo investment to the development of the ETF hedging transactions system.

ETF. Conducting arbitrage premium, the need to buy a basket of stocks into ETF application.

WHEN the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) hit the market in 1990, it caused barely a ripple in the world of investing.

"They mow lawns, and now I can buy ETFs for them with their lawn-mowing money without paying a commission, " he says.

BGI says there are now 257 emerging market equity ETFs with total assets of $130bn, up from just $71bn in January.

The Vanguard ETF generates a 3. 8% dividend yield.

The iShares Brazil ETF was down 54% in 2008, let's not forget.

The investment bank predicts global ETF assets under management will reach $2, 000bn by 2011 from the current $604. 2bn.

The Rydex ETF closed Thursday at $41. 25.

Earlier this month three Hong Kong ETFs were cross-listed on the Taiwan exchange and a Taiwan ETF listed in Hong Kong.

In 2008, holdings in silver ETFs increased 2, 339 tonnes to 8, 253 tonnes, so the pace of inflows this year has stepped up considerably.

They have become a formidable force in stock markets too: last year, more than 8% of all trading in American equities was done through ETFs.

The firm recently announced a joint venture with Ping An Insurance Co. of China Ltd. to launch exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong.

Most of these ETFs are listed in Hong Kong or Singapore.