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		<title>AdvisorShares Partners with Cousteau on Sustainable ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/advisorshares-partners-with-cousteau-on-sustainable-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GIVE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[AdvisorShares has partnered with environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, Jr. to launch an actively managed exchange traded fund that focuses on sustainable investment themes, with a philanthropic objective.
On Thursday, the AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF (NYSEArca: GIVE) began trading, according to a press release. [AdvisorShares to Launch Sustainable ETF]
GIVE has a high expense ratio of 1.7%, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Leveraged ETFs Too Dangerous for Individual Investors?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-leveraged-etfs-too-dangerous-for-individual-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/are-leveraged-etfs-too-dangerous-for-individual-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs that magnify the market’s performance are facing more scrutiny. There are calls they should come with warnings or even that individual investors should be prohibited from buying the complex products.
“The starting point for regulators is to consider whether individuals should be able to buy a leveraged ETP [exchange traded product] with just a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inverse, Leveraged ETF Fines Raise Risks for Online Brokers</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/inverse-leveraged-etf-fines-raise-risks-for-online-brokers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/inverse-leveraged-etf-fines-raise-risks-for-online-brokers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recent regulatory actions connected to the sale of leveraged and inverse ETFs are creating new risks for online brokers that allow investors to buy the complex products, Reuters reports.
&#8220;All of the major discount brokerages are trying to figure this out,&#8221; said Scott Burns, director of ETF research at Morningstar, in the article. &#8220;The challenge is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Short ETFs for Small-Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-small-caps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-small-caps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TZA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A leveraged inverse ETF has seen notable inflows in recent sessions as the Russell 2000 has stalled somewhat after an impressive rally late last week.
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X (NYSEArca: TZA) has taken in nearly $150 million in new assets via creation activity in recent trading days, which equates to more than 20% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banks Fined Over Leveraged and Inverse ETF Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/banks-fined-over-leveraged-and-inverse-etf-sales/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/banks-fined-over-leveraged-and-inverse-etf-sales/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Tuesday said it has sanctioned four banks and fined them a collective $9.1 million over improper sales of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds.
The four firms are Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and UBS (NYSE: UBS).
FINRA said the financial companies were fined for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs Rise on Gold Miner Weakness</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-rise-on-gold-miner-weakness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/short-etfs-rise-on-gold-miner-weakness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold Miners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that bet against gold miner shares rallied Monday on weakness in the downtrodden sector.
Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSEArca: GDX) was down 1.4% in recent trading after posting big gains last week. The sector has been a lackluster performer in 2012 with many investors opting for bullion-backed ETFs rather than gold miner stocks. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProShares Unveils Inverse, Leveraged ETF Share Splits</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-unveils-inverse-leveraged-etf-share-splits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-unveils-inverse-leveraged-etf-share-splits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ProShares on Wednesday announced share splits on six of its ETFs, and reverse splits on 11 funds.
ProShares is known for its leveraged and inverse ETFs designed for traders.
Four ETFs will split shares 2-for-1, the investment manager said in a press release:

ProShares Ultra QQQ (QLD)

ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)

ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT)

ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FINRA Prepping Cases Over Leveraged, Inverse ETFs: Report</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/finra-prepping-cases-over-leveraged-inverse-etfs-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/finra-prepping-cases-over-leveraged-inverse-etfs-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will bring enforcement cases against brokerage firms for selling complex ETFs that were not suitable for their clients, according to a report Wednesday.
“We don&#8217;t have a qualm with the product,&#8221; FINRA enforcement chief Bradley Bennett told Reuters. &#8220;We just want to make sure that people who are selling them understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Leveraged ETFs for Traders</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/chart-of-the-day-leveraged-etfs-for-traders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/chart-of-the-day-leveraged-etfs-for-traders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In our daily note from last Friday, our market technician David Chojnacki pointed out that market technicals were weakening across the board, with declining MACD&#8217;s, RSIs, and ROC (10&#8217;s) that were barely positive at best. David also pointed out that the 1385 level in the SPX (S&#38;P 500 Index) was pivotal as being a barometer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProShares Adds Leveraged ETF That Shorts Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-adds-leveraged-etf-that-shorts-treasuries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/proshares-adds-leveraged-etf-that-shorts-treasuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TBF]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ProShares, an alternative exchange traded fund provider known for its inverse and leveraged products, launched a new geared long-term Treasury ETF, extending its current line of inverse Treasury funds as the investments attract greater attention on the heels of rising interest rates.
ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury (NYSEArca:  TTT) began trading last week. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TVIX Washout Raises Questions Over ETNs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/tvix-washout-raises-questions-over-etns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/tvix-washout-raises-questions-over-etns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETNs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The risks found in exchange traded notes are in sharp focus following the precipitous plunge in VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca: TVIX) &#8212; its price dropped about 50% in just a couple of trading sessions. [What Really Happened with TVIX]
Exchange traded notes have been attracting higher investment inflows alongside their exchange traded fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broker Barred Over Leveraged ETF Investments: Report</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/broker-barred-over-leveraged-etf-investments-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/broker-barred-over-leveraged-etf-investments-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leveraged ETFs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A former Morgan Keegan registered rep has been barred permanently from the securities industry for putting some of his clients into leveraged ETFs that were unsuitable, according to a report Tuesday.
“According to FINRA, Michael Venable of Tyler, Texas, made unsuitable investments for ‘unsophisticated clients with conservative investment objectives and risk profiles’ by putting them in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Hedge Risk with ETFs‏</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/how-to-hedge-risk-with-etfs%e2%80%8f/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/how-to-hedge-risk-with-etfs%e2%80%8f/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a year of wild market swings, the average investor is taking a more conservative approach. With exchange traded funds, investors can maintain market exposure while hedging against potential downsides.
Inverse and leveraged ETF products are an easy way to maintain quick and profitable positions, writes Andrés Cardenal for The Motely Fool, but many investors do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAZ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank exchange traded funds are moving higher with some of the sector&#8217;s top names unveiling share buybacks and dividend hikes. For example, SPDR S&#38;P Regional Banking (NYSEArca: KRE) rallied nearly 4% on Tuesday.
In notes to customers we have mentioned the outperformance in the Financial sector in general relative to the broader market in 2012, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short ETFs &#8212; What You Should Know</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-what-you-should-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/short-etfs-what-you-should-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Short-term traders love the ProShares UltraShort S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: SDS) exchange traded fund and other &#8220;inverse&#8221; bearish ETFs to speculate on market pullbacks or hedge long positions. Buy-and-hold investors, however, beware as SDS seeks to provide twice the daily inverse return of the S&#38;P 500 index, so daily monitoring is necessary.
&#8220;On the positive side, the [...]]]></description>
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