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CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
August 17, 2016--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 26-27, 2016
August 17, 2016--The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on July 26-27, 2016.
The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board's Annual Report. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.
view the Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 26-27, 2016
Source: federalreserve.gov
iSectors, LLC Launches Flagship ETF (NASDAQ: PMPT)
August 17, 2016--Exchange-traded fund is based on iSectors(R), proprietary liquid alternative ETF strategy- the iSectors(R) Post-MPT Growth Allocation
iSectors(R), LLC, a manager of a suite of exchange-traded fund (ETF)-based asset allocation models, announces the debut of its flagship iSectors(R) Post-MPT Growth ETF (NASDAQ: PMPT). The actively-managed ETF aims to optimize investor return and minimize the downside risk.
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Source: iSectors
FT Portfolios Canada Co. announces proposal to convert First Trust Canadian Capital Strength Portfolio into an ETF
August 17, 2016--FT Portfolios Canada Co. (the "Manager"), the manager of First Trust Canadian Capital Strength Portfolio (the "Fund") is pleased to announce that the board of directors of the Manager has approved a proposal to convert the Fund from a mutual fund into an exchange-traded fund or "ETF" (the "Conversion").<
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Source: marketwatch.com
IEX exchange readies for mainstream debut
August 17, 2016--At the start and end of each trading day, an IEX Group staffer rings a silver-colored bell near the work stations and computers that function as the nerve center for the new stock exchange that's among the most anticipated launches in recent Wall Street history
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Source: usatoday.com
Vanguard Asks SEC to Approve an Active ETF for U.S.
August 17, 2016--Vanguard Group is making another bid to launch a new stripe of investment fund in the U.S.
The giant money manager asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to introduce funds that are run by stock and bond pickers and have shares that are traded on exchanges, according to a new filing Wednesday.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
CBOE Launches First in Series of Social Media-Based Strategy Benchmark Indexes
August 15, 2016--CBOE-SMA Large-Cap Benchmark Tracks Portfolio of Stocks With High Social Market Analytics (SMA) Scores
Index Uses Social Media Intelligence as Investment Tool
Chicago Board Options Exchange(R) (CBOE(R)) announced today that it has launched the CBOE-SMA Large Cap Index (SMLC Index), the first of a series of sentiment-based strategy benchmark indexes that measure short-term market momentum based on Social Market Analytics' (SMA) social media metrics.
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Source: CBOE
Treasury International Capital Data for June
August 15, 2016--The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2016. The next release, which will report on data for July 2016, is scheduled for September 16, 2016.
The sum total in June of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a monthly net TIC outflow of $202.8 billion. Of this, net foreign private outflows were $162.4 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $40.4 billion.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury
AdvisorShares--Weekly Market Update-Markets Take The Week Off To Watch The Olympics
August 15, 2016-Highlights of the Prior week
For the week of August 08-August 12
Macro
The Olympic Games are of course well under way marking the quadrennial time where we collectively become a whole lot more interested in swimming, gymnastics and team handball
(check it out if you are unfamiliar).
Rio's time zone proximity makes it very easy to watch the games during the day which might contribute to the very flat week for markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 16 basis points, the S&P 500 inched ahead by four basis points, the NASDAQ was the big big winner with a 22 basis point advance and the Russell 2000 down ticked by 13 basis points.
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Source: AdvisorShares
Nasdaq Tries to Appeal to Investors Lured by New Rival IEX
August 14, 2016--Nasdaq plans a new option for investors who complain they can't keep up with rapid-fire trading
In the latest sign that American stock exchanges are inching away from a decadelong arms race toward ever greater speed, Nasdaq Inc. plans a new option for investors who complain they can't keep up with rapid-fire trading.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
