American Stock Exchange

• Fundamentals Deliver Mixed Results

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2008

  Is fundamental indexing a better way to invest? A quick gander at the industry-sector exchange-traded funds following these alternative indexing strategies reveals a mixed bag in...

• Leverage, Inverse Offerings Expand

  By Staff Writer  |  August 1, 2008

  Rydex Investments has launched eight new exchange-traded funds on the American Stock Exchange. The funds, known as RydexShares, will provide leveraged and inverse exposure to Select...

• State Street Offers Global Exposure

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2008

  State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) unveiled two new internationally oriented SPDR exchange-traded funds yesterday on...

• Rydex's New Leveraged & Inverse ETFs

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  June 12, 2008

  Rydex Investments announced that shares of eight new leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds have begun trading on the American Stock Exchange. Select Sector ETFs...

• Whiter ETFs?

  By Staff Writer  |  June 1, 2008

  During the mid-1990s, the first generation of ETFs arose to track key benchmark indexes, like the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq-100. Toward...

• SPA Launches MarketGrader ETFs

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2008

  SPA ETFs has launched a new series of six exchange-traded funds with underlying fundamentally driven indices designed by U.S. research company MarketGrader to beat the...

• State Street Adds Global TIPS ETF

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2008

  Fighting the ravages of inflation just got easier. In mid-March, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) launched the SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF (WIP) on...

• Bear Stearns Debuts Active ETF (Really!)

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2008

  Bear Stearns was planning to make a splash by offering the world's first actively managed ETF on March 18th, but instead the company got hit...

• The Other Half of the Indexing Debate

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2008

  Over the past few years, investors have been entertained by the mudslinging between two distinct camps of index investing: traditional indexers vs. fundamental indexers. The first...

• Big Board Announces Amex Deal

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2008

  NYSE Euronext has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the American Stock Exchange (Amex). The proposed business combination, which has been approved by both...