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Vanguard Using Blockchain Technology To Improve Index Data Distribution
December 12, 2017--Partnership with Symbiont and CRSP(R) will increase capital markets transparency and automate processes essential to investment community
Vanguard, in close collaboration with the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP(R)) and technology provider Symbiont, is leading an effort to simplify the index data sharing process through innovative blockchain technology.
This partnership between the three organizations will enable index data to move instantly between index providers and market participants over one decentralized database.
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Source: Vanguard
VelocityShares(R) Launches Suite of Ten Currency-Related ETNs Linked to 4x Leveraged Long Currency Indices
December 12, 2017-VelocityShares, a Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE:JHG) (ASX:JHG) brand that creates exchange traded products for institutional investors, announces the launch of a suite of ten series of currency-related exchange traded notes (ETNs), to be traded on the NYSE Arca exchange.
Each series of the VelocityShares currency ETNs is linked to a Velocity Shares Daily 4X leveraged long currency index. The ETNs are designed to offer 4 times leveraged exposure, reset daily, to changes in the exchange rate between the US Dollar and any one of the following five currencies: Japanese Yen (JPY), Euro (EUR), British Pound (GBP), Swiss Franc (CHF) and Australian Dollar (AUD).
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Source: Janus Henderson
Cboe Welcomes New Pacer Fund to ETF Marketplace
December 12, 2017--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE|Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed a new Pacer fund to the Cboe ETF Marketplace.
The Pacer WealthShield ETF (Cboe: PWS) is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance,
before fees and expenses, of the Pacer WealthShield Index.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
Charts that matter: ETF providers versus S&P 500
December 12, 2017--How can active stock pickers beat passive tracker funds when the US market is up double digits for the year?
The answer appears to be betting on shares in the companies that provide the passive funds that have been sucking up increasing amounts of the active managers' assets.
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Source: FT.com
Bitcoin Futures Deliver Wild Ride as Debut Brings Rally, Halts
December 11, 2017--Cboe trading resumes after two circuit-breakers tripped
Derivatives may ease wagers on cryptocurrency's rise or fall
Bitcoin has landed on Wall Street.
Futures on the world,s most popular cryptocurrency surged as much as 26 percent in their debut session on Cboe Global Markets Inc.'s exchange, triggering two temporary trading halts designed to calm the market.
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Source: Bloomberg
Cboe Bitcoin Futures (XBT) Close First Day Of Trading-Post Volume Of More Than 4,000 Contracts
December 11, 2017--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE |Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today announced Cboe bitcoin futures (XBT) traded a reported 4,127 contracts in their first day of trading.
XBT futures debuted Sunday, December 10, at 5:00 p.m. CT, the beginning of Global Trading Hours. The first trading session closed at 3:15 p.m. CT today, December 11.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
AdvisorShares Weekly Market Review-Down 89% In Bitcoin Terms
November 11, 2017--Highlights of the Week Ending 12/8/2017
Macro
The monthly jobs report came in strong but without fireworks with 228,000 jobs created versus an expectation of 195,000-200,000. The headline unemployment rate was steady at 4.1% while the broader U6 moved up a tick 8.0%.
The Labor Force Participation rate printed at 62.8% and revisions were quiet, adding a net 3000 jobs to the last two months. Wages however continue to slog along without making any progress as they again grew by 0.2% for the month, leading to a 2.5% gain year over year. The take here probably needs to be that we are adding jobs but without an increase in discretionary income people are more likely to be able just pay the bills and not provide the type of consumption that would hopefully propel the economy onward and upward or at the very least the lack of increased discretionary income would be a drag on the economy.<>view more
Source: AdvisorShares
AdvisorShares Delivers Alcohol, Cannabis & Tobacco Exposure with New Actively Managed ETF
December 11, 2017--The launch of the AdvisorShares Vice ETF (Ticker: ACT) provides concentrated exposure to an emerging investment theme with industry-first offering
AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Vice ETF (Ticker: ACT) will begin trading on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. ACT becomes the first ETF-among both passively managed and actively managed strategies-that provides concentrated exposure to select companies associated with alcohol, cannabis and tobacco. ACT's portfolio management team carries extensive experience in the capital markets and a well-established expertise of investing in this area of the equity markets, which includes the founder and original portfolio manager of the Vice Fund mutual fund (VICEX).
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Source: AdvisorShares
Opportunities & Risks in Israeli Stocks in 2018; BlueStar Index Review Highlights Growing Israel Equity Universe
December 11, 2017--The BlueStar Israel Global Index(R) (BIGI(R)) gained 1.46% in November and is up 12.5% year-to-date. November's gains come despite a pull-back in Israeli technology stocks--energy and consumer stocks surged and the healthcare sector stabilized;
The TA-BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index (TA-BIGITech(R)) consolidated October's strong gains with a 0.31% pullback in November and is now up 29.73% year-to-date. Concerns over a period of softness in corporate expenditures on IT weighed on Israeli technology stocks.
Forecasts for Israel's 2018 and 2019 GDP growth are coming in near the long-run potential growth for the economy, at roughly 3.5%. Economic growth is expected to be balanced with opportunities to exceed expectations and risks which could cause slower growth.
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Source: Blue Star Indexes
U.S. fund firms make new push for bitcoin ETFs as futures debut
December 11, 2017-- Fund managers are racing to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on bitcoin after futures contracts based on the high-flying digital currency began trading on Sunday.
Three more fund managers are proposing bitcoin funds that would use futures to gain access to the market instead of investing directly in them, filings showed on Monday.
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Source: Reuters
