ETFs

As one of Wall Street’s favorite buzzwords, the term “emerging market” gets thrown around quite a bit. Broadly defined, an emerging market is a country whose business and financial infrastructure is somewhere between being underdeveloped (like, say, Kenya) and highly complex (like...

Commodity and metal traders may want to pay attention to an interesting trade that occurred within the silver market Thursday. An investor (or an institution) was seen buying 19,500 call options on the most commonly tracked silver exchange traded fund, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV)....

With U.S. interest rates still low by historical standards and several other marquee developed markets sporting negative sovereign debt yields, fixed income investors are turning to other areas to find yield. The resurgence in emerging markets assets has led some bond investors to higher-yielding...

Leveraged ETFs are a sometimes maligned in the financial media.. A lot of the ill will has to do with the fact that they don’t suit the eye of traditional buy-and-hold long term investors. That’s because they’re designed for, and marketed to, active traders. The leveraged nature...

With the dollar mired in a lengthy slump, gold prices are showing signs of life in July and that could be one of the catalysts luring traders to popular leveraged exchange traded funds tracking gold miners equities.   The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NUGT) and the...

With another earnings season upon us, leveraged ETF traders can look forward to periods of both opportunity and risk as volatility reaches its quarterly pitch. While the unpredictable influence of these reports amplifies the need for precise management of these vehicles, the sharp swings possible...

Investors pick stocks for a nearly-infinite number of reasons to achieve their investing objectives. Some people look for value stocks, or stocks that are perceived to be undervalued compared to their peers. Others look to growth stocks, or stocks that are due for future growth. Others still may...

Have you heard? The market’s in a bit of an uptrend as of late. The major averages—Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite—are all at or near all-time highs. Depending on whom you ask, the reason for this rally varies. It could be a continued reaction to the election of...

The technology sector, the largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has been getting taken to task in recent weeks. For example, the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index is lower by 4.1 percent over the past month while the largest dedicated technology exchange traded fund (ETF) is also lower by 4.1...

The following was originally published on Stash Invest.  Emerging Markets, (Broadly) Defined An emerging market refers to a country with a developing economy and growing business infrastructure. The term is used primarily to describe nations with free markets and expanding global trade, but...