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Defiance ETFs Announces Closure of the Defiance Daily Target 2x Long Uranium ETF (Ticker: URAX)
April 7, 2025-Tidal Financial Group and Defiance ETFs today announced its decision to close and liquidate the Defiance Daily Target 2x Long Uranium ETF (NYSE: URAX). The Board of Trustees of Tidal Trust II and Defiance ETFs made this decision as part of Defiance's ongoing review of its product lineup and commitment to offering investors a focused suite of funds that best serve their evolving needs.
The final day of trading on the NYSE Arca will be Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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Source: Tidal Financial Group
Cboe Plans to Launch New Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures, Further Expanding its Bitcoin Derivatives Offerings
April 7, 2025-New Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures planned to launch on April 28, 2025, subject to regulatory review
Cash-settled futures aim to complement Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index options
Expansion of Cboe's bitcoin product suite expected to offer traders greater choice, versatility and capital efficiency
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced plans to introduce Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index futures. Based on the FTSE Bitcoin Reduced Value (1/10th) (Ticker: XBTF) Index, the new futures are expected to begin trading on Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) on April 28, 2025, subject to regulatory review. This launch marks the first product to be introduced under Cboe's latest collaboration with FTSE Russell, focused on driving product innovation in the digital assets markets.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets, Inc
Leverage Shares by Themes Launches Three New Single Stock Leveraged ETFs, Bringing Investors Exciting Opportunities to Amplify Exposure to Square (XYZ), Salesforce (CRM), and PayPal (PYPL)
April 4, 2025-Leverage Shares by Themes, an issuer of innovative exchange-traded products, is thrilled to announce the launch of three new single stock leveraged ETFs, available for trading starting April 4, 2025. These products are designed to empower investors with the ability to amplify returns (up and down) and dynamically participate in the performance of leading companies.
Each ETF is tailored to target a 200% leveraged exposure to the daily performance of its underlying stock, offering sophisticated traders and the retail investor an efficient tool to capitalize on market movements at an industry low management fee for single stock leveraged ETFs at .75%.
The new ETFs are:
XYZG
Name: Leverage Shares 2X Long XYZ Daily ETF
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Source: Themes ETF Trust
First Trust ETF Introduces Its First Bitcoin Strategy ETFs
April 4, 2025--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("First Trust") a leading exchange-traded fund ("ETF") provider and asset manager, announced that it has launched two new bitcoin strategy ETFs this week: the Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF Series of Target Outcome ETFs: the FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy Floor15 ETF- April (NYSE Arca: BFAP) and the FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF (NYSE Arca: DFII) (the "funds").
The funds are the latest addition to First Trust's lineup of Target Outcome ETFs, which has over $28 billion in total net assets, a 53% increase over one year, and 111 funds, as of 2/28/25.
"Over the past few years, investors have shown a remarkably strong appetite for bitcoin-linked ETFs, but the potential for sharp drawdowns has kept many on the sidelines.
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Source: First Trust
Vanguard Expands Active Bond ETF Suite with Short Duration ETF
April 3, 2025-Vanguard today launched Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF (VSDB), an active fixed income ETF managed by Vanguard Fixed Income Group. VSDB is designed to provide clients with current income and lower price volatility consistent with short-duration bonds.
"The addition of Vanguard Short Duration Bond ETF reaffirms our commitment to meeting the evolving needs of investors who are increasingly seeking active bond solutions through an ETF wrapper," said Sara Devereux, Global Head of Vanguard Fixed Income Group. "VSDB combines institutional-quality active investment expertise with some of the lowest costs in the industry. VSDB seeks to deliver consistent, reliable returns that when compounded over time, can result in superior long-term outperformance."
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Source: Vanguard
Bitwise Launches Option Income ETF Suite, a Dynamic Active Approach to Covered Calls on MSTR, COIN, and MARA
April 3, 2025--The three funds, IMST, ICOI, and IMRA, managed by Jeff Park and the Bitwise portfolio management team, aim to generate monthly income and maximize upside exposure to underlying stocks through daily active management and nimble, market-based adjustments.
Global crypto asset manager Bitwise Asset Management announced today the launch of three option income strategy ETFs that seek to capitalize on volatility through rigorous daily active management, leveraging Bitwise's pure-play focus on the crypto market:
The Bitwise MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF (IMST)
The Bitwise COIN Option Income Strategy ETF (ICOI)
The Bitwise MARA Option Income Strategy ETF (IMRA)
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Source: Bitwise Asset Management
Grayscale Launches Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (Ticker: BTCC) and Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Ticker: BPI)
April 2, 2025-The New ETFs Offer Investors Two Different Approaches to Systematic Covered Call Writing
Grayscale, a leading crypto asset manager, today announced the launch of GrayscaleR Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (Ticker: BTCC) and GrayscaleR Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (Ticker: BPI) (the "Funds").
The two Funds are Grayscale's newest exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which offer covered call writing strategies, seeking to provide investors the ability to access the volatility characteristics of Bitcoin as a differentiated source of income.
GrayscaleR Bitcoin Covered Call ETF seeks to provide current income. The Fund’s secondary objective is to participate in the returns of Bitcoin through the use of options on Bitcoin exchange-traded products whose investment objectives are to, before fees and expenses, track the price performance of Bitcoin.
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Source: Grayscale Investments
Defiance Launches $GLDY, Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF
April 2, 2025-Defiance ETFs is proud to announce the launch of GLDY, the Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF. GLDY offers investors a new opportunity to seek current income while gaining indirect exposure to the price movements of physical gold bullion.
"We're excited to introduce GLDY," said Sylvia Jablonski, CEO of Defiance ETFs. "With GLDY, investors can access enhanced income potential tied to the price of gold-a historically resilient asset in times of economic uncertainty. As central banks continue to manage inflation and global instability persists, gold may remain a sought-after safe haven."
GLDY is an actively managed ETF designed to provide income while maintaining indirect exposure to the share price performance of GLD, which seeks to track the price of physical gold bullion.
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Source: Defiance ETFs
Crypto With Controlled Risk: How Fortuna's New Bitcoin Fund Seeks To Manage Volatility, Enhance Returns
April 2, 2025--In an attempt to address the complexity of investing in the unpredictable world of cryptocurrency, Fortuna Funds recently came up with the Fortuna Hedged Bitcoin Fund (BATS:HBTC).
Launched on March 20, this actively managed fund seeks to deliver long-term capital appreciation along with risk mitigation.
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Source: msn.com
Global X Management Company LLC Announces Fund Enhancements
April 1, 2025-Global X Management Company LLC ("Global X"), the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced fund enhancements including name and ticker changes for two funds: the Global X Thematic Growth ETF (GXTG), which has been renamed to the Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF (GXDW), and the Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC), which has been renamed to the Global X HealthTech ETF (HEAL), effective April 1, 2025.
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Source: Global X Management Company LLC
