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Alternative Investments

Friday, May 16, 2008

NYSE Jumps on the Spac Bandwagon
SPACs, which raise money to buy a company that isn’t even identified yet, have become hugely popular, even as many traditional companies have decided to cancel or postpone their initial public offerings. In previous decades, an earlier version of Spacs known as blank checks were widely associated with fraud, but [...]

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What’s new in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Friday, May 9, 2008

ETF Watch
Deutsche Bank Adds More Long, Short Commodities ETNs
ProShares Rolls Out Inverse Bond ETF
A recent filing by WisdomTree shows the firm planning six new ETFs covering a variety of asset classes.

CurrencyShares ETF Launch: Russia, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong
Rydex Investments has filed to launch 4 new CurrencyShares platforms. These platforms will allow traders and investors [...]

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