The 30 percent drop in crude oil prices this year rocked the energy sector.
Supplies are outpacing demand as U.S. shale-oil producers gush with black gold. The last time the U.S. pumped this much oil, Reagan was president. The Organization of th...
Exchange traded funds have been gaining market share from the mutual fund industry over the years, and much of that attention has been related to lower costs. But a new research report by Morningstar says many ETFs are not, in fact, cheaper tha...
This year’s winner in the alternative investment space is—wait for it—real estate.
Among exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs), those employing leverage have zoomed to the upside; even non-leveraged fu...
The SEC approved Eaton Vance’s and NASDAQ’s application for creating a new innovative ETF structure called Exchanged Traded Managed Funds (ETMFs). So, now non-transparent actively-managed ETFs can come to market, even though the SEC...
Calamos Funds has created an online quiz illustrating the diversity of emerging markets and the type of exposure investors get when investing in a fund or ETF that tracks an emerging market index. The eight-question quiz isn't as interesting as f...
Something’s afoot with interest rates. At least that’s what option market makers are telling us. Take a look at the expense trend for calls and puts on 10-year Treasury futures.
If you compare the volatility assumption embedded in T-note options...
You may need some Dramamine - or just a stiff drink - if you've been following the equity markets the past week. After metronomically lulling us to sleep for most of the year with low volatility, and predictable "mini-dips" of 3-4% followed by...
