Ultra Short

In the midst of the heated leveraged ETF debate, a lawsuit was filed in New York on Thursday against ProShares, alleging that the issuer did not accurately describe the inherent risks in its ProShares UltraShort Real Estate Fund (SRS: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News). The suit promises to end in a landmark decision, which will [...]

Edward Jones has completely ceased its sales of leveraged ETFs, taking sides with FINRA in the latest battle over the dangers of leveraged exchange-traded funds. Edward Jones goes one step further than merely mirroring the words of FINRA; the firm released a report identifying the various problems it encountered with leveraged products. Above all else, [...]

While many REITs lost their luster during the real estate meltdown, Direxion hopes to capitalize upon the changing real estate market through its new bull and bear 3x leveraged REIT ETFs. Released on Thursday, the two new leveraged REIT ETFs will provide tactical investors with an increased exposure to American real estate investment trusts. According [...]

At the beginning of the financial crisis, savvy investors made Treasuries their investment mainstay, but the instrument lost steam during the market’s 2009 strengthening. Months after the markets have calmed and pushed off their lows, investors are moving back to Treasuries as uncertainty builds. A recent ten year auction provided the best results since 1995, [...]

Direxion, the leader in triple leveraged ETFs both short and long, will soon complete a reverse stock split on two of its most popular financial ETFs. The two funds, Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares (FAS: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) and Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares (FAZ: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) will [...]

“Exotic” leveraged and short ETFs are beeping on the radar of regulators. After a warning from FINRA, the entity that regulates and offers advice to financial planners, exotic and poorly understood ETFs could be subjected to new regulations. Exotic exchange-traded funds first touched the regulator’s radar after the SEC received 221 negative letters regarding leveraged [...]

As ProShares extends its double and triple leveraged funds around the world, it is seeking the help of JP Morgan Worldwide Securities Services, which already manages 64 different ProShares funds with more than $25 billion in assets. The agreement between the two firms will add another eight funds to the list of those managed by [...]

Exchange-traded funds have taken their fair share of criticism in recent weeks. However, not all ETFs are problematic; only a few ETFs exhibit issues that are dragging down the industry as a whole. According to US News & World Report, tracking errors may be most ETFs’ biggest downfall. Exchange-traded funds are preferred by investors as [...]

ProShares, which already has its own double leveraged S&P 500 ETF, has sought regulatory approval for two new funds which will triple leverage, both short and long, the daily returns of the S&P 500 index. ProShares has looked to rapidly expand its offerings in the leveraged ETF business. In April, the company filed to leverage [...]

ProShares, which already has its own double leveraged S&P 500 ETF, has sought regulatory approval for two new funds which will triple leverage, both short and long, the daily returns of the S&P 500 index. ProShares has looked to rapidly expand its offerings in the leveraged ETF business. In April, the company filed to leverage [...]