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FTSE Russell Small cap's flight from darkness
May 13, 2019--Index IDEA: US small caps gain strength in 2019 as new investor tools emerge
After underperforming US large cap stocks by more than 6% in 2018-and more than 8% over the past year as of May 3-US small cap stocks have changed course in 2019, gaining 20.2% relative to an 18.7% return for US large cap stocks through May 3. This recent run of stronger relative performance highlights the investor need to manage exposure to this important asset class.
Small cap's flight from darkness
The beginning of May has seen a brief outbreak of volatility, triggered by concerns of escalating US/China trade war tensions. And although the path forward remains to be seen during these times of uncertainty, it seems a fitting time to look at past instances of volatility—and to reflect on how resilient the markets can be.
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Source: FTSE Russell
S&P 500 Futures Tumble, Extending Worst Weekly Drop of 2019
May 12, 2019--Escalating trade war rattles equity bulls, fuels haven demand
U.S. hikes tariffs as China threatens to retaliate in spat
U.S. equity futures slid, extending the stock market's biggest weekly decline of the year, as a weekend of back-and-forth trade squabbling kept investors glued to news screens as earnings season wound down.
June contracts on the S&P 500 Index fell 1.4% and futures the Nasdaq 100 Index retreated 1.8% as of 9:20 a.m. in London.
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Source: bloomberg
The Day Traders Are Back, Now Playing With Options
May 11, 2019--Compared with buying stocks, the fees and risk for individual investors are considerably higher
Martin Rogers has been regularly trading options from his mobile phone since last summer, after dabbling in stocks and derivatives for years.
A pharmaceutical representative based in Winter Garden, Fla., Mr. Rogers is often on the road and has been drawn to the ease of trading between meetings and the possibility of high returns.
"I could invest $100 and get 100% return on it," Mr. Rogers said. When he first started trading options, he was blown away by the results. "Just looking at how powerful it was to make money..it
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Source: Wall Street Journal
iShares Launches 5 Defined Maturity High-Yield Bond ETFs
May 10, 2019--BlackRock Inc.'s iShares unit, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, added to its lineup of fixed income ETFs Thursday with the debuts of five defined maturity high-yield bond ETFs.
What Happened
Defined maturity ETFs are funds holding bonds that mature in a particular year. During the fund's target year, the issuer does not reinvest coupon and interest payments, but rather holds the cash from those payments. By the end of the target year when all of the fund's holdings have matured, the issuer distributes cash proceeds to the fund's investors.
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Source: Benzinga.com
SEC Proposes Actions to Improve Cross-Border Application of Security-Based Swap Requirements
May 10, 2019--The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a package of rule amendments and interpretive guidance to improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps transactions and market participants.
The proposals are intended to improve the regulatory framework by pragmatically addressing implementation issues and efficiency concerns, and in some cases further harmonizing the regulatory regime governing security-based swaps administered by the Commission with the regulatory regime governing swaps administered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
view the Proposed Rule Amendments and Guidance Addressing Cross-Border Application of
Certain Security-Based Swap Requirements
Source: SEC.gov
U.S. regulators approve new Silicon Valley stock exchange
May 10, 2019--U.S. regulators on Friday approved a new stock exchange that is the brainchild of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a move that will give high-growth technology companies more options to list their shares outside of the traditional New York exchanges.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the creation of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, or LTSE, a Silicon Valley-based national securities exchange promoting what it says is a unique approach to governance and voting rights, while reducing short-term pressures on public companies.
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Source: Reuters
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
May 10, 2019----The current reports for the week of May 10, 2019 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Accelerate Launches Initial Suite of Alternative Exchange Traded Funds
May 10, 2019-- Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc., ("Accelerate"), is pleased to announce the launch of three zero management fee, performance fee only alternative exchange traded funds ("Accelerate Alt ETFs"). Each Accelerate Alt ETF listed in the table below has closed the initial offering of units, and those units will start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") today.
"Accelerate was founded with the mission to democratize alternative investments by offering hedge fund and private equity-like strategies in low-cost ETFs accessible by any investor," said Julian Klymochko, CEO at Accelerate.
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Source: Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc.
iShares Advances ESG Lineup with Over $800 Million Investment from Ilmarinen
May 10, 2019--iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) launched yesterday with more than $800 million in investment from Ilmarinen, Finland's largest pension insurance company.
Ilmarinen is making this investment by moving assets from its S&P 500 equity exposure into SUSL, a strategy that offers exposure to the top environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performers within a broad U.S. equity solution.
Established in 1961, Ilmarinen has more than EUR 47 billion in investment assets (as of March 31, 2019) and has made sustainability an integral aspect of its overall company philosophy and investment strategy for more than five decades.
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Source: iShares
U.S. yield curve inverts for first time since March
May 9, 2019--A part of the U.S. Treasury yield curve has inverted again, possibly foreshadowing an economic recession.
The yield on 10-year Treasury notes fell below the three-month bill yield for the first time since March.
Normally the spread is positive to compensate investors for inflation risk, so when it turns negative, it may herald an economic slump. This so-called yield curve inversion occurred earlier this year in March, hanging around for about a week before the premium for longer-dated debt was restored.
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Source: bnnbloomberg.com
