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Grail files with the SEC
February 28, 2011--Grail Advisors has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for Grail Advisors Actively Managed ETFs. The funds are the RP Growth ETF (RPX) and
RP Focused Large Cap Growth ETF (RWG).
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Source: SEC.gov
Rydex files with the SEC
February 28, 2011--Rydex has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Rydex S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (NYSE Arca, Inc .: RSP)
(formerly, Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF)
and
Rydex Russell Top 50 ® ETF (NYSE Arca, Inc.: XLG)
view filing
Source: SEC.gov
PowerShares files with the SEC
February 28, 2011--PowerShares has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio (PLW)
PowerShares Build America Bond Portfolio (BAB)
PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (PCY).
PowerShares Fundamental High Yield® Corporate Bond Portfolio(PHB)
PowerShares Insured California Municipal Bond Portfolio(PWZ)
PowerShares Insured National Municipal Bond Portfolio(PZA)
PowerShares Insured New York Municipal Bond Portfolio(PZT)
PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio(PICB)
PowerShares Preferred Portfolio(PGX)
PowerShares VRDO Tax-Free Weekly Portfolio(PVI)
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Source: SEC.gov
Morgan Stanley ETF Weekly Update
February 28, 2011--Weekly Flows: $929 Million Net Inflows
ETFs Traded $340 Billion Last Week
Launches: 8 New ETFs
Vanguard Makes Fee & Name Changes
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs had net inflows of $929 mlnlast week; third consecutive week of net inflows
Net inflows were led by US Equity ETFs last week and were somewhat offset by EM Equity ETF outflows
ETF assets stand at more than $1 trillion, up 4% YTD
13-week flows were mostly positive among asset classes
$31.7 billion of net inflows into ETFs over past 13 weeks (majority into US Equity ETFs)
EM Equity ETFs posted meaningful net outflows ($9.0 bln) over the past 13 weeks; EM Equity outflows coincide with market underperformance vs. both US and International-Developed equity markets
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) bounced back last week, posting $2.3 blnnet inflows (most of any ETF last week)
US Equity ETFs(including leveraged and inverse) accounted for 9 of 10 top netinflow spots last week
iSharesMSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM) exhibited the largest net outflows last week and over the past 13 weeks; over the last 13 weeks EEM has posted net outflows of $10.8 bln
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Source: Morgan Stanley
Preliminary Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2010
February 28, 2011--Preliminary data from a survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at end-June 2010 are released today.
A revised table on Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities, where estimates through end-December 2010 are based in part on survey data, is also released at(http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/ticsec2.aspx, on line 1 of Part A). Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 29, 2011. The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will be for end-June 2011 and preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2012.
Complementary surveys measuring U.S. holdings of foreign securities are also carried out annually. Data from the most recent survey, reporting on securities held on year-end 2010, are currently being processed. Preliminary results are expected to be reported by August 31, 2011.
Overall Preliminary Results
The survey measured foreign holdings of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2010, to be $10,701 billion, with $2,813 billion held in U.S. equities, $6,930 billion in U.S. long-term debt securities1 (of which $1,167 billion are holdings of asset-backed securities (ABS) 2 and $5,763 billion are holdings of non-ABS securities), and $959 billion held in U.S. short-term debt securities. The previous survey, conducted as of June 30, 2009, measured total foreign holdings of U.S. securities at $9,641 billion, with holdings of $2,252 billion in U.S. equities, $6,240 billion in U.S. long-term debt securities, and $1,149 billion in U.S. short-term debt securities.
view the Preliminary Report on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Securities at End-June 2010
Source: US Department of the Treasury
Semiannual Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies
February 28, 2011--The Treasury Department's Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies outlines the currency practices of America's major trading partners.
view the Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies
Source: US Department of the Treasury
CBOE Holdings Announces Plans For S&P 500 Index Options on C2
February 28, 2011--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced plans today to list on C2, the company's new alternative exchange, an electronically-traded version of its flagship S&P 500 Index option (SPX), which it is calling "SPXpm." The Company submitted a rule filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today and plans to list SPXpm upon SEC approval.
Under the proposed rule change filed with the SEC, SPXpm will be identical in structure to CBOE's traditional SPX index option product, except it will have "p.m." settlement.
The company intends to broaden its customer reach by providing this "point-and-click," "p.m." settled version of its most actively traded index product. As proposed, SPXpm will enable customers to trade SPX options with a settlement convention found in the OTC market, without having to sacrifice the benefits and safeguards of exchange trading and clearing.
"We worked very closely with our customers to determine how best to design and roll out an electronic version of this very popular product," said William J. Brodsky, CBOE Holdings Chairman and CEO. "Feedback from market participants indicated that p.m. settlement could bring new users into our market."
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Source: CBOE Holdings
CBOE and CFE to Begin Trading CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index (GVZ) Futures and Options
February 28, 2011---- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today announced plans to launch futures and options on the CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index (Ticker - GVZ). Pending regulatory approval, CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will begin trading GVZ futures on Friday, March 25, and CBOE will introduce GVZ options a few weeks later.
The calculation of the CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index ("Gold VIX") is based on the well-known CBOE VIX methodology applied to options on the SPDR Gold Trust (Ticker - GLD). The Gold VIX is an up-to-the-minute market estimate of the expected 30-day volatility of GLD, calculated using real-time bid/ask quotes of GLD options that are listed on CBOE.
"Each year we've added greater depth to our suite of volatility products," CBOE Holdings Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky said. "Most recently we've extended the reach of our VIX methodology to new asset classes, including highly active commodity ETF options. With the addition of CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index futures and options, market participants will have valuable products that will allow them to hedge volatility in a new way."
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Source: CBOE
CME Group to Offer Significant Cross-Margining Efficiencies Between Interest Rate Futures Positions and U.S. Treasury Securities
New Financial Instruments Clearing Membership (FICM) Provides Margin Benefits of up to 65 Percent
February 28, 2011--
CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced the creation of a new clearing membership class for interest rate futures allowing for significant margin offsets between CME Group Interest Rate futures and U.S. Treasury securities. The Financial Instruments Clearing Membership (FICM), which is expected to be offered by the end of the first quarter, will provide margin offsets of up to 65 percent to qualified firms that trade both U.S. Treasury securities and CME Group Interest Rate futures products.
"We are establishing this new clearing membership category to provide customers who trade both U.S. Treasury securities and CME Group's Interest Rate futures with greater capital efficiencies, enabling firms to trade cash/futures strategies in a highly cost-effective manner," said Bryan Durkin, CME Group's Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Products and Services. "With our interest rate complex open interest at 37 million contracts or $30 trillion in notional value, the new FICM membership provides a strong value proposition for our global customers who trade these products."
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Source: CME Group
CME launches pre-emptive attack on NYSE Liffe
February 28, 2011--CME Group, operator of the largest US futures exchange, has launched a pre-emptive strike against rival exchange operator NYSE Euronext by offering cross-margining between its two flagship futures products in a bid to undermine similar plans by its New York rival.
The move aims to cut the cost of using the CME’s products – the two most widely traded futures contracts in the world – by reducing the total amount of upfront margin payments that must be made to trade them.
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Source: FT.com
