ETCs

Exchange-traded commodities showed annual growth of over 100% in 2009, beating the industry as a whole and opening up renewed interest in commodity products. In what was the smallest segment of ETFs, commodities are bringing new investors into the platform. Assets in US-based commodity funds reached $791 billion in 2009, with commodities representing nearly 10% [...]

Exchange-traded commodity and currency funds may have plenty in common, but one distinct characteristic drives them apart. While commodities investors fear the contango, or a difference in prices between front month contracts, currency investors should embrace it. There is concern amongst investors over the rising price of the Chinese yuan on the futures market and [...]

ETF Securities, one of the largest exchange-traded fund sponsors in Europe, is planning to take the US markets by storm. After filing to create a variety of commodity ETFs to trade on US exchanges, the firm has hired an ETF marketing firm for an aggressive American campaign. William Rhind, a Barclays Global alumnus, will lead [...]

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is beginning an investigation to determine if exchange-traded commodity funds are manipulating the US commodities market. Various hearings will be held to decide future legislation, including whether ETFs should be limited in their access to the commodity markets. Gary Gensler, chairman of the CFTC, indicated that the first hearing would [...]

Exchange-traded commodities could soon find their way to the second largest stock exchange in Japan, the Osaka bourse. Though the bourse accepts exchange-traded funds, it has yet to approve of exchange-traded commodities, but plans to expand into the derivative funds. The newly listed funds would include investments such as crude oil and futures contracts on [...]

Investors have snapped up record amounts of oil exchange-traded commodities funds in 2009, buying twice as much in 2009 thus far than all of 2008. The phenomenon is happening all over the world where investors are finding oil’s price incredibly cheap. Reuters reports that economists and analysts alike have put the production costs for oil [...]

In addition to ETFs, MacroShares is hoping to successfully introduce their ETCs and ETPs, a new wave of exchange-traded products that may soon arrive on Wall Street. Exchange-traded products are new to this side of the Atlantic, but they’re making waves with investors who want a piece of the newest derivative investment pie. In actuality, [...]

Due to strong client demand, ETF Securities has listed thirteen new commodity-oriented ETFs on the Euronext Amsterdam. It became evident that the industry themes investors requested were not available in the form of an ETC. As a result, Mondo Visione reports that ETF Securities has developed a group of ETFs that focus on industries such [...]

The recent September 17th, 2008 suspension of AIG-linked ETCs on the London Stock Exchange has been lifted, and the commodity funds have reopened for trading. Devon Maylie of Dow Jones Newswire confirms that these 113 exchange-traded commodities from ETF Securities are now available again. Reuters contributes that these ETCs linked to AIG were suspended because [...]

Following the recent collapse of major insurer, AIG, the London Stock Exchange has suspended a large group of ETCs pertaining to the company. Pratima Desai of Reuters reports that more than 100 ETCs from ETF Securities were suspended as of September 17, 2008. As market makers continue to stop AIG exposure, there became increased issues [...]