Bull And Bear Cases For Coal

By Tom Lydon: ProShares, an alternative exchange traded fund provider known for its inverse and leveraged products, launched a new geared long-term Treasury ETF, extending its current line of inverse Treasury funds as the investments attract greater attention on the heels of rising interest rates.

By Morningstar: By Michael Rawson, CFA With nearly 30 million shares and $300 million dollars traded daily, ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) is one of the most heavily traded exchange-traded funds. But as a leveraged and inverse fund, it does not have the same benefits as plain-vanilla ETFs. It's best left to the short-term hedgers or speculators.

Michael Johnston submits:The last month has been a wild one on Wall Street and on stock exchanges around the world. Europe’s fiscal woes have rippled throughout global equity markets, as concerns over the impact of a “euro drag” on global growth have intensified. The recent “flash crash” shook confidence in major exchanges, while plummeting commodity prices have hammered resource-intensive economies. While most assets have plunged, some have benefited from the turmoil.

Michael Johnston submits:ProShares launched three new inverse ETFs on Thursday, bringing the number of single inverse equity and bond ETFs to 14. The new funds are the first to offer single inverse exposure to Chinese equities, real estate, and the basic materials sector.

Jason Neault submits:Another year has come and gone, the dust has settled, and now it's time to see who made our top ten best and worst ETFs for the year. To avoid duplication, we’ve eliminated the lesser known ETFs that essentially track the same assets as the more popular issues, as well as funds with built in leverage, and ETNs.

By Zacks Investment Research: Van Eck, the issuer behind the Market Vectors brand name that has brought investors a variety of country and sector specific ETFs, is back at the product development front again with more expansion in the energy space.

By Michael Johnston: By Stoyan Bojinov

Michael Johnston submits:Direxion rolled out the latest additions to its lineup of leveraged and inverse ETFs today, introducing products that offer 3x daily exposure to Russian equities and the global agribusiness sector. The new ETFs include: