Americas ETP News
If your looking for specific news, using the search function will narrow down the results
AdvisorShares Announces Sub-Advisor Change for Float Shrink ETF (TTFS)
May 26, 2016--AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Trust's Board of Trustees approved a sub-advisor change for the AdvisorShares TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF (NYSE Arca: TTFS).
Santa Monica, California-based Wilshire Associates will serve as the new sub-advisor of TTFS, which will retain its ticker symbol and be renamed the AdvisorShares Wilshire Buyback ETF, effective July 1, 2016. The ETF will be managed day-to-day by Wilshire's global investment management business unit, Wilshire Funds Management, which advises on approximately $150 billion.
view more
Source: AdvisorShares
Following Strong First Quarter The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) Secures 18 New ETP Listings and Switches in April
First Trust, BlackRock, Global X and Amplify Select Nasdaq as Primary Venue for New ETF Listings
May 24, 2016--Nasdaq the single largest U.S. equity exchange by market share, announced six new exchange-traded product (ETP) listings and 12 switches in April, growing Nasdaq's total ETP listings to 259.
view more
Source: Nasdaq
Bats ETF Marketplace Welcomes New Elkhorn ETF
May 24, 2016--EPRF Begins Trading Today on Bats' U.S. Market
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), today welcomed the Elkhorn S&P High Quality Preferred ETF (Bats: EPRF).
EPRF is the second ETF from Elkhorn to be listed on Bats and seeks investment results that generally correspond to the price and yield of the S&P U.S. High Quality Preferred Stock Index.
view more
Source: Bats Global Markets
Deutsche Asset Management to Switch Three ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace from NYSE Arca
Becomes Third Issuer to Switch Listings to Bats
May 23, 2016--Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that Deutsche Asset Management is switching the primary listing of three funds to the Bats ETF Marketplace from NYSE Arca on or about June 9, 2016.
view more
Source: Bats Global Markets, Inc
Bats Global Markets to Be Added to Wilshire 5000 Index
May 20, 2016--Bats to Be Included in Key Market Index After Market Close Today
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, announced that it will be included in the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM (Wilshire 5000(R)) effective after the markets close today, in conjunction with the monthly additions and deletions of the index.
view more
Source: Bats Global Markets
Guggenheim Transitions Spin-Off and Timber ETFs to New Indices
May 20, 2016--Effective today, Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners, will change the underlying indices for Guggenheim Spin-Off ETF (CSD) and Guggenheim Timber ETF (CUT).
The name of each ETF also will be changed to reflect its new underlying index. The ticker symbol of each ETF will remain the same.
view more
Source: Guggenheim Investments
NYSE faces 'critical issue' in single trading unit
May 18, 2016--The New York Stock Exchange experienced a "critical issue" relating to almost 200 tickers on Wednesday, causing other exchanges to route trading away from the Big Board.
NYSE first alerted traders to a "technical issue" at one of its trading units about 17 minutes after the opening bell in New York. It resolved the problem, but then it flared up again by 10:26 am ET
view filing
Source: FT.com
CBO-The Outlook for U.S. Production of Shale Oil: Working Paper 2016-01
May 18, 2016--This paper describes an approach to modeling U.S. production of energy from shale resources and the outlook for that production.
Production is insensitive to the price of oil in the short run but quite responsive within two to three years.
view paper
Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Statement on Trade Reporting in the U.S. Treasury Market
May 16, 2016--The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that they are working together to explore efficient and effective means of collecting U.S. Treasury cash market transaction information.
As part of those efforts, the agencies are requesting that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) consider a proposal to require its member brokers and dealers to report Treasury cash market transactions to a centralized repository.
view more
Source: SEC.gov
Interactive Brokers Group To Offer NextShares(TM) Exchange-Traded Managed Funds
May 12, 2016--Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today announced plans to offer NextSharesTM exchange-traded managed funds (NextShares) to retail investors and financial professionals through its investing and trading platforms.
NextShares are a new way to invest in actively managed strategies. Because they are actively managed, NextShares offer the potential for benchmark-beating returns by applying their manager's proprietary investment research.
view more
Source: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
