How To Use ETFs To Create Synthetic Markets: 2 Plays

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - For now, William Ackman is getting the better of Carl Icahn in a well-publicized grudge match between the billionaire investors over Herbalife Ltd .

By Fredrik Arnold:This series of (now eleven) articles has investigated a momentum ETF trading strategy called "Hot Hands" as taught by Courtney Smith. Courtney bears no resemblance to the blonde screen actress, except by name. He is an author, money manager, educator and trading advocate. He has authored seven books, appeared on countless TV shows and spoken at hundreds of events.

By Insider Monkey: David Einhorn founded Greenlight Capital with $1 million in 1996. As a long-short, value-oriented hedge fund, Greenlight has historically generated more than a 20% annualized net return for its partners and investors. Einhorn has a B.A. in Government from Cornell University, where he graduated summa cum laude with distinction in all subjects.

Andy Zaky submits:While Wall Street continues its 7-month bear clawing of Apple's (AAPL) stock price, the company is about to report the largest top-line beat in its 35-year history -- and quite possibly one of the biggest top-line beats in the market's history. Apple's stock price has been far underperforming the NASDAQ, S&P and Dow Industrials over the past 8 months, despite repeatedly posting outrageously high growth-rates.

Tom Lydon submits: These days, Apple seems to be king of the hill. Here are a few reasons why you might want to consider ETFs that give a large chunk of their wait to this seemingly unstoppable tech giant.

Jason Schwarz submits:The upcoming Apple (AAPL) earnings report is the most anticipated in recent memory. We supposed that all eyes would be on iPad sales, leading many to believe that 2010 stock performance could track the stellar 2007 performance generated from the original iPhone launch. It looks like the first ever quarter of iPad sales will show more units sold than all other Mac units combined.