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OIC Announces December Options Volume Up 16% As Annual Volume Sets Eighth Consecutive Record

January 3, 2011--The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 341,207,420 total options contracts were traded in December, which is a 15.67 percent increase over December 2009 volume of 294,983,521 contracts.

In addition, total options trading volume for 2010 came in at 3,899,068,670 contracts. This surpasses 2009’s record year by 7.93 percent when 3,612,637,118 total options contracts were exchanged. Equity options volume reached 3,610,436,931 contracts, 7.23 percent higher than the 3,366,967,321 contracts traded the previous year.

The volume traded in 2010 marks the eighth consecutive year a new annual trading volume record has been set, and the 17th occurrence in the last 18 years.

Six of the top ten highest volume record days were set in 2010, including the top three.

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Source: Options Industry Council (OIC)


Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund completes conversion to ETF

December 31, 2011-- AlphaPro Management Inc. ("AlphaPro") is pleased to announce the conversion of the Horizons AlphaPro Fiera Tactical Bond Fund (the "Fund") into an open-end exchange traded fund. The Fund has been renamed Horizons AlphaPro Tactical Bond ETF (the "ETF") and the Class E units of the ETF (the "Class E Units") will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on January 4, 2010, under the symbol HAF.

The ETF's investment objectives are to provide the holders of Class E Units with: (i) a stable stream of tax efficient monthly distributions; and (ii) the opportunity for capital appreciation through exposure to a tactical asset allocation strategy that focuses on the returns of fixed income securities.

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Source: AlphaTrade Finance


Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

December 31, 2010--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, December 31, 2010:
Lexam Exploration Inc. (TSXVN:LEX) will be removed from the index.

The shares of the company have been acquired by VG Gold Corp. pursuant to an Arrangement Agreement.

Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

Source: Standard & Poors


Brazil strikes back in currency war

December 31, 2010-- Brazil's incoming President Dilma Rousseff is planning aggressive measures including targeted tariff increases and tax breaks to address damage caused to manufacturers by the country's overvalued currency.

The strength of the real, which by one measure is the world's most overvalued major currency, has been the main economic issue in Rousseff's recent meetings with advisers ahead of her inauguration on January 1, sources close to the incoming government told Reuters.

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Source: FIN24


iShares files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--iShares has filed a pre-effective amendment to Form S-1 with the SEC for the iShares Copper Trust.

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Source: SEC.gov


Global X files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--Global X has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF (GXF)
Global X FTSE Norway 30 ETF (NORW)

Global X FTSE Denmark 30 ETF
Global X FTSE Finland 30 ETF

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Source: SEC.gov


AdvisorShares files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--AdvisorShares has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
AdvisorShares Tactical ETF NYSE Arca Ticker: MATH.

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Source: SEC.gov


ProShares files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--ProShares has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. This post-effective amendment relates only to the following new series of ProShares Trust: Ultra iBoxx Liquid Investment Grade, UltraPro iBoxx Liquid Investment Grade, UltraPro Short iBoxx Liquid Investment Grade, Ultra iBoxx Liquid High Yield, UltraPro iBoxx Liquid High Yield,

UltraPro Short iBoxx Liquid High Yield, Short Barclays Aggregate Bond, Ultra Barclays Aggregate Bond, Ultra Short Barclays Aggregate Bond, UltraPro Barclays Aggregate Bond, UltraPro Short Barclays Aggregate Bond, UltraPro,Municipal Bond, Ultra, Municipal Bond, Short, Municipal Bond, Ultra Short, Municipal Bond, and UltraPro Short Municipal Bond.

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Source: SEC.gov


Grail Advisors files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--Grail Advisors has filed a post effective registration amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond ETF(GMMB) and

Grail McDonnell Core Taxable Bond ETF (GMTB)

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Source: SEC.gov


T. Rowe Price files with the SEC

December 30, 2010--T. Rowe Price has filed an amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.

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Source: SEC.gov


SEC Filings


July 11, 2025 RMB Investors Trust files with the SEC
July 11, 2025 Mutual Fund Series Trust files with the SEC
July 11, 2025 Simplify Exchange Traded Funds files with the SEC-Simplify Government Money Market ETF
July 11, 2025 Tortoise Capital Series Trust files with the SEC-Tortoise Global Water Fund
July 11, 2025 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Towle Value ETF

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Europe ETF News


July 02, 2025 Valour Launches Eight New ETPs on Spotlight Stock Market, Including Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Unus Sed Leo (LEO), OKB (OKB), Polygon (POL), Algorand (ALGO), Filecoin (FIL), Arbitrum (ARB), and Stacks (STX)
June 16, 2025 ESMA's activities in 2024 focused on strengthening the EU capital markets and putting citizens and businesses at the heart of it
June 12, 2025 Janus Henderson launches active fixed income ETF
June 12, 2025 ifo Institute Raises Growth Forecast for Germany

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Asia ETF News


July 02, 2025 Fujitsu to develop ETF trading platform based on TSE's CONNEQTOR and provide it to Australian Securities Exchange
June 25, 2025 QFIIs Gain Access to Onshore ETF Options As A-share Market Opening Deepens
June 18, 2025 Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches MIRAE ASSET TIGER CHINA GLOBAL LEADERS TOP3 PLUS ETF, Tracking Solactive-KEDI China Global Leaders TOP3Plus Index
June 13, 2025 Post-Adjustment ChiNext Index Attracts Global Assets with Low Valuation and High Growth Potential
June 13, 2025 Unlocking Consumption to Sustain Growth in China -World Bank Economic Update

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Global ETP News


July 07, 2025 WTO issues new edition of World Tariff Profiles
July 03, 2025 Flow Traders-Tokenization in Capital Markets: A Market Maker's Perspective
June 14, 2025 Global Economic Prospects-Global Economy Faces Trade-Related Headwinds
June 12, 2025 Disclosing Public Debt Boosts Investor Confidence, Cuts Borrowing Costs 

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Middle East ETP News


June 19, 2025 GCC: Growth on the Rise, but Smart Spending Will Shape a Thriving Future
June 16, 2025 Saudi Exchange leads market losses across the GCC

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Africa ETF News


July 04, 2025 South Africa: African Development Bank Country Focus Report highlights urgent need for economic transformation as GDP growth remains subdued
July 01, 2025 Africa's Trade Projected to Hit $1.5 Trillion in 2025
June 26, 2025 National stock exchange launched in Somalia
June 24, 2025 East Africa's regional 20 share index
June 16, 2025 African Credit Rating Agency to Launch September 2025

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ESG and Of Interest News


June 30, 2025 OECD-Environment at a Glance Indicators
June 18, 2025 Global Energy Transition Gains Ground, but Security and Capital Challenges Persist
June 17, 2025 Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
June 10, 2025 Global Carbon Pricing Mobilizes Over $100 Billion for Public Budgets
June 07, 2025 Accelerating Blue Finance: Instruments, Case Studies, and Pathways to Scale

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