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The ETF provider, Lyxor, indicated that the volume of ETFs and other exchange-traded products rose significantly last week by approximately 75% as investors looked to protect their money in money market ETFs. Due to recent market volatility, many investors have shifted out of fixed-income instruments and into equities funds reported Lyxor in its weekly market [...]

PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund (trading symbol: UUP), which has roughly $1 billion in assets, has seen some sharp changes in 2010, but has settled within a narrower range since about the middle of August says John Spence of Dow Jones in a Wall Street Journal article.

Twelve new currency ETNs are now available for trade on Xetra. ETF Securities has issued the unique group of ETNs, which focus on foreign exchange rates with the euro, as well as emerging market currency. According to the press release, the new ETNs will allow investors the ability to capture exchange rates of the euro [...]

The vitality of currency ETFs was long questioned, as only a few were operating with enough assets to cover expenses. However, investors recently have picked up the pace, investing nearly as much in October as the first nine months of 2009 combined. $548 million was added to currency ETFs in October, pushing the year to [...]

Now that risk-aversion is horribly unprofitable, investors are finding themselves capable of handling riskier investments. Currencies are back in vogue as investors look for ways to profit on the changing foreign-exchange marketplace. The Federal Reserve has indicated that it may expand its $1.75 trillion quantitative easing program to add additional liquidity to the financial markets. [...]

An active central bank in the United States is keeping interest rates so low that traders are now re-entering carry trade positions to profit from the difference in bid and ask interest rates at foreign banks. As rates continue to fall in the United States, carry trade investments in other foreign currencies will only grow [...]

The very first options on actively-managed ETFs were released today, as WisdomTree and the NASDAQ OMX Group have reached an agreement to allow WisdomTree’s actively managed currency funds to start listing options on the exchange. WisdomTree’s funds will be the first actively managed funds to give investors access to options, opening the door for option [...]

Rydex Investments today announced the distribution declarations for seven CurrencyShares exchange traded products: CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXA), CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (NYSE: FXB), CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust (NYSE: FXC), CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE), CurrencyShares Mexican Peso Trust (NYSE: FXM), CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust (NYSE: XRU), and CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust (NYSE: [...]

Numerous exchange-traded funds generated double-digit returns in December to close out 2008 with momentum. The two top performing funds exceeded 40% growth during the final month. The ETF that led the pack was PowerShares Active Real Estate Fund (PSR: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) with a 44.81% one-month return, according to a list provided by [...]

The top gold-tracking ETF, known as SPDR Gold Trust (GLD: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), let its foot off the gas pedal and leveled off in value after a solid week of growth. The U.S. dollar affected the precious metal as it found its footing against the euro and began to recover some value. Despite [...]