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NYSE Euronext (NYX) acquired American Stock Exchange (Amex) in 2008 to expand its equities, options and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading business. Recently NYSE announced plans to sell the majority of its stake in the Amex stock options market to seven companies -- including top banks, trading houses and brokerages. With this move, the company hopes to increase its trading volumes by giving major brokerages an incentive to bring their business to Amex. Major competitors are Nasdaq OMX (NDAQ), CME Group (CME), BATS Global and Direct Edge.

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NYSE Looks at Selling Stakes in Amex Exchange to Drive Volumes originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Middle East unrestThe game is changing. It's time to play defense. Two weeks ago the U.S. stock market was in a bullish trend with no end in sight. Now international events are taking center stage. How long the markets can ignore these events is the question of the day.

Brent crude oil is trading at $116 per barrel. This has serious implications for the U.S. economy. If you recall, when oil spiked in 2008, it was a major factor in the recession that followed. People simply could not afford the price of gas and slowed their driving dramatically. We must remember that many people commute 50 to 70 miles a day just to go to work. The money is coming out of the household budget. Some people spend more in gas than they do working, especially if they work part time.

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social unrestThere's a catch-22 in world food supply and demand. The demand for food from developing nations is putting pressure on supplies across the globe. But governments are getting increasingly nervous and worried about unrest. To try and preempt civil disturbances, governments have stepped in and are buying food staples. This government buying is driving prices still higher.

Algeria and Saudi Arabia have announced extraordinary purchases of wheat, driving prices to a two and a half year high. Last week Algeria bought 600,000 tons of wheat, much more than usual. Saudi Arabia announced plans to double the size of its wheat stockpile.

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Governments Stockpile Food to Avoid Panic Buying, Social Unrest originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sun, 06 Feb 2011 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In earlier days, the commodities markets were dominated by large trading houses and a small percentage of speculators. The trading houses used the markets to buy and sell their products and hedge their risks.

Now the world of commodities is completely different . Hedge funds, pension funds and mutual funds are a growing force in market participation. This year alone, contracts held by investors rose by 12% through October and are 17% higher than June 2008, as reported by the Wall Street Journal (subscription required).

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Investors Are a Growing Force in Commodities originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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agriculture"Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) offers a great opportunity to capitalize on the move in the sector; the fund focuses on the 40 most actively traded companies in the agriculture chemical and product business," says Jim Farrish.

The exchange-traded fund specialist and editor of SectorExchange.com explains, "Below, we review the ETF as well as some individual agriculture-based stocks poised to break out on the upside.

"The agriculture stocks have been moving up aggressively since the end of June. The initial push came on the drought issues in Russia and wheat production.

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Agribusinesses ETF (MOO): Farming Favorites originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After Friday's trading action pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average 198 points higher to 10,860, investors who have not participated in the rally may find themselves in a predicament. If the month of September has not been bad enough for bears and fence-sitters, Friday may have been the day that broke the camel's back. If you are either bearish, or still a sideline observer at this point, things are starting to get a little out of hand.

What to do? It is a conundrum. The Fed is basically saying that it will do whatever it takes to get the economy growing and the stock market higher, even if this means significantly devaluing the currency. But most retail investors are sick and tired of getting burned and just want to hang onto what they have. Fed or no Fed, there are still plenty of risks out there to keep investors up at night.

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Think This Rally Is for Real? Use ETFs to Go Long originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oil-related stocks have been significantly beaten down in the wake of the BP (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The market could be suggesting, however, that now may be the time to jump back into this sector.

Frankly, the energy complex as a whole looks like the most compelling segment of the stock market right now, although it does come with significant risk as many traders and investors have already been burned trying to pick a bottom over the last few months.

In order to mitigate risk in this sector, investors could consider putting together their own oil-related ETF: Determine the amount of capital that you want to commit to this sector and then divide it up between a number of companies in order to reduce company specific risk. This is similar to buying an ETF such as the Oil Service HOLDRs ETF (OIH), but allows you to pick the specific component companies.

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Time to Step into Oil Service Names? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The scramble is on. Investors are racing to move money from riskier, higher-yielding trades to more conservative investments. And just like we saw during the financial crisis of 2008, U.S. Treasuries seem to be the conservative investment of choice.

This flight to safety and increased demand for U.S. Treasuries is pushing prices higher, but you need to make sure you are investing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that provide exposure to Treasuries with longer-term maturities if you want to take advantage of the boom.

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TLT: Profit from the Flight to Safety with Treasury Bond Fund originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 20 May 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After a huge scare last week, the U.S. stock market seems to have shaken off a lot of concerns about the Greek debt crisis and the potential negative ripple effects it may have on global markets. After all, European leaders put together a $1 trillion bail-out package that should take care of the problem ... right?

The problem is $1 trillion might not be enough to fix everything, and there is growing doubt that European leaders will be able to make good on all of their promises.

So where does that leave you? How can you protect your portfolio if things get really bad in Europe and threaten the U.S. stock market again? The answer: look to the euro.

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Protect Your Portfolio from Contagious PIIGS originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 13 May 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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mall shoppersCall it Christmas come early: Last week we learned that stocks posted an average gain of about 9% for March retail sales. We also learned consumer spending in the U.S. rose in March by the most in five months, and many economists are predicting continued spending acceleration as the economy adds more jobs and gets back into the groove.

Already we've seen some red hot runs in the retail sector in anticipation of the consumer's return. Several consumer-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have been tearing things up on Wall Street lately -- lapping the broader market at least four times over!

There are lots of great individual retail stocks out there -- and no shortage of reasons to buy Walmart (WMT). But the fact is that blue chip retailers can often lag the broader sector, and small-cap retailers can sometimes be too volatile for many investors.

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Three Retail ETFs Beating the Market Four Times Over originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 12 May 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of the most valuable commodities in the world is water -- without it, mankind can't survive. While more than 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by water, but 97% of it is saltwater and only 1% of the remaining 3% is readily available for consumption. Water is becoming scarce, and upcoming water shortages are emerging as the population of the world increases, particularly in emerging markets like China, India, and Mexico.

A great way to include water as part of your portfolio's commodity allocation is by buying an exchange-traded fund (ETF). An ETF is a basket of stocks that allow you to invest in a single asset class, sector, country, or theme with one stock. In one ETF, you'll own not only water utility companies but also related businesses, like those that help build the infrastructure for making water suitable for drinking. You won't have to pick a single stock, rather you can own the most important stocks in the water industry -- worldwide. ETFs are perfect building blocks for building a diversified portfolio using an asset allocation strategy.

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Global water shortages? Buy PHO, a commodity ETF originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most investors got slammed last year, down 50% or more in their investments. Didn't matter if they owned stocks or real estate, they got hammered. Many have to start over. And if they're near retirement, it's scary. Years of patient investing wiped out, gains that were made over a long time disappeared frighteningly fast.

But now it's time to begin fresh, to rebuild. What's the safest way to regain some or all of the losses without suffering another wipeout?

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Comfort Zone Investing: Starting over originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As you read stories about victims of the Madoff fraud, aren't you glad that you weren't one of them? Why are you so sure that it will never happen to you? How do you know its not happening to you now?

In academic financial research, there's a concept called "agency risk." Agency risk occurs when someone who is acting as your agent has a set of interests that conflict with yours. In investing, agency risk is rampant because one party can often gain from an action that will cause a loss to the investor without the investor even knowing it! Bernie Madoff was an agent of the investors who hired him to manage their money and he was crooked for years until his scheme ended. But investors face plenty of legal, yet sometimes equally dangerous forms of agency risk. It is important to understand them and find ways to mitigate these risks.

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Is there a Bernie Madoff in your portfolio? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Several years ago, I heard a presentation from Laurence Fink, the mastermind behind the asset management giant, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK). At the time, he gave some frank advice; that is, he warned that investors needed to be very cautious.

Of course, it was spot-on (and saved me lots of money). And, I'm sure Fink's investors also appreciated the counsel.

Well, this week BlackRock became the king of asset management because of its $13.5 billion acquisition of Barclays Global Investors (NYSE: BCS). In all, the assets under management will now amount to $2.8 trillion.

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BlackRock shells out lots of green for Barclays unit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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My investment world leads me to deal with many brokers and I am constantly amazed at the bad advice that is so prevalent in the financial industry. I think many brokerage houses remain conflicted, try as they might to be otherwise.

Here is the latest example to reach my doorstep. We have personal assets with Charles Schwab (NASDAQ: SCHW) and they publish an in-house magazine for their clients called "onInvesting". In the summer 2009 issue listed under the heading of "Expert Insight" there is an article titled "How Sector Investing Can Work for You". I could not find a link to the story online. It is written by Brad Sorenson, CFA, director, Sector Analysis, Schwab Center for Financial Research.

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Schwab's bad advice about sector investing originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Economist Robert J. Shiller -- the one who identified the internet bubble and the housing bubble as bubbles before pretty much anyone else did -- will introduced a pair of new ETFs later this month in partnership MacroShares.

The MacroShares' Major Metro Housing product will consist of two kinds of shares: "up" shares and "down" shares. If you want to bet that housing prices will go up, buy the "up" shares. If you're feeling bearish, buy the "down" shares. But the fund won't be investing in housing at all.

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Bet on housing with Shiller's new ETF originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Most experts now believe that in order to recover, banks need to find a way to move their "toxic assets" off their balance sheets to stop the bleeding of quarterly writedowns.

The idea of establishing a "bad bank" to buy all that crap is gaining some traction in Washington, but Dennis Kneale proposes an alternative solution in a column on CNBC.com: "Turn all those rotting securities into an ETF, add a boost from government and let investors put a real, truly liquid value on 'em."

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Stuff bad mortgages in ETFs? Great idea! originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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One of the buzzwords that is currently in vogue in the investment community is biotechnology. This is a broad-based field that covers technological applications in any biological system, meaning humans, animals, agriculture, and medicines. This is a booming science and the investment field offers many opportunities for wealth accumulation.

If you don't want to spend countless hours trying to understand not just financials, but scientific and technical jargon that biotech companies harbor, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be the better choice for investing in the biotechnology industry.

An ETF is similar to buying a share of a company, but instead of getting one particular company you're investing in a bundle of companies within a particular field or specialty. It's a great way to invest in something you believe in while still hedging your bets and having a bit of diversity.

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A defensive investment: Biotechnology ETFs originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The color for this age is definitely green as eco-consciousness is sweeping the country. For those of you who are worried about the environment and doing your share to save this planet in the future, how about letting the green movement make you earn more green.

Making the right choices for the environment seems to finally have taken hold and with the new Obama administration it should only pick up speed. If you see the value in investing in environmental services you can divest your funds by selecting an exchange traded fund (ETF). Exchange traded funds let you purchase stocks in a particular field but within that stock you own several different companies.

One environmental services ETF that may be worth researching is Market Vectors Environmental Services ETF (NYSE: EVX). EVX uses its investments to replicate the price and yield performance of the AMEX Environmental Service index. Some of their holdings include Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI) who provides integrated waste serviced in the U.S. and internationally, American Ecology Corporation (Nasdaq: ECOL) who uses subsidiaries to provide hazardous waste collection and management, and Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) who works to purify water and air in the United States and internationally.

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Go Green with Low Cost ETF Funds: EVX originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's never been a good idea to bet against America. And nothing is better than America's diamonds, so you can't help but love the companies that comprise DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1 (NYSE: DIA) exchange-traded fund (ETF). DIA is one of the first ETFs ever created and indexes the Dow Jones Industrial Average. These are the best companies in America -- good, solid producers.

Valuations have been crushed across the board in 2008, and many money managers that I know who have owned more speculative small cap companies, are looking at the stocks in the Dow Jones that are trading at historically low multiples and "trading up" in the quality of their companies. Do you have $10,000 in a few marginal small cap companies? Sell them all and buy DIA -- you might get a safer ride if the market continues to fall, while preserving nearly all of the upside.

During the last 12 months, DIA has paid about $3 of dividends. Based upon an $87 price, this is about a 3.4% yield and you still have all the upside -- remember a few months ago the Dow was at $135.

Examples of the well-known and respected companies in DIA include 3M Company (NYSE: MMM), Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD), and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) among many other famous brands. These brands are consistent performers and even in times of economic crisis, will probably still draw huge numbers of customers to their products.

Why pay a large cap money manager to stock pick among the Dow Jones? DIA only charges 0.14% to own all the companies through this ETF whereas a traditional money manager would charge you much 1% - 2% to invest in the same companies, thus taking most of your dividend away in fees.

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