Realized Risk And Returns In Developed Markets
Baijnath Ramraika, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 05, 3:04PM CST
By Baijnath Ramraika, CFA In a paper I co-authored with Prashant Trivedi, we constructed all stock market-cap weighted indices for each one of the twenty-three developed markets included in the MSCI Developed Markets Index as of December 31st,...
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No Market Is An Island
Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson - Seeking Alpha - Fri Oct 24, 4:21PM CDT
As the final quarter of the year begins, I sense that we've entered a new regime - one defined by the interplay among central bank policies in the U.S., Europe, and Japan and their impact across asset classes. The U.S. is nearing its first rate hike...
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Shares of EFU Up 10.5% Since Uptrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 21, 11:20AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on September 25th, 2014 at $41.00. In approximately 4 weeks, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 10.50% as of today's recent price of $45.30.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
12.4% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE Call (EFU)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Oct 13, 5:16PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on September 25th, 2014 at $40.99. In approximately 3 weeks, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 12.42% as of today's recent price of $46.08.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ICT investment trends in the Middle East - Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2015
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 3:27PM CDT
Summary
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ICT Investment Trends In The Middle East - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015
M2 - Thu Sep 04, 4:58AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n8fn7k/ict_investment) has announced the addition of the "ICT Investment Trends In The Middle East - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015" report to their offering. This report presents the findings from a survey of 124 Middle Eastern enterprises regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how Middle Eastern enterprises currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including business intelligence, communications & collaboration, content management, and cloud computing. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by enterprises in the Middle East to purchase technology. Through the survey, the report aims to provide better insight to ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to enterprises in the Middle East. In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following: - Understand how ICT budgets are set to change in 2014 in terms of their overall size. - Appreciate how IT budgets are allocated across the core elements of IT spend, including hardware, software, services, communications, and consulting. - Learn how IT money is being spent in areas such as the data centre, applications, IT management and the network. - Gain an understanding regarding which ICT functions Middle Eastern enterprises are interested in outsourcing. - Identify Middle Eastern enterprises' investment priorities based on their budget allocations across core technology categories such as content management, communications & collaboration, business intelligence, and cloud computing. - Learn about the drivers that are influencing Middle Eastern enterprises' investments in each technology category. - Establish how Middle Eastern enterprises' IT budgets are currently allocated across various segments within a technology category. - Gain insight into how Middle Eastern enterprises plan to change their ICT budget allocations across various segments within a technology category. - Understand the vendor mindshare for various core and advanced technology categories. - Provides insight into Middle Eastern enterprises' preferred buying approaches. - Comprehend the business and IT objectives that Middle Eastern enterprises are looking to achieve through their IT investment strategies. - Understand the factors that are influencing Middle Eastern enterprises' decision to select an ICT provider. Key Topics Covered: 1 Trends in ICT budgets 2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare 3 ICT procurement trends 4 Summary 5 Appendix Companies Mentioned - ATandT - Alcatel-Lucent - Amazon web services - Avaya - BT - Cisco - Dell - Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems - EMC Documentum - Google - HP - IBM - Information Builders - JasperSoft - Microsoft - Microstrategy - Open source BI e.g. Pentaho - OpenText - Oracle - Orange - Rackspace - SAP business objects - SAS - Salesforce.com - Siemens - Singtel - Telefonica/O2 - VMware - Verizon - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n8...investment
IBM: 160.40 (+1.88), ALU: 3.89 (-0.03), VOD: 35.85 (+0.14), CRM: 62.85 (+1.59), EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares Launches MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD)
Business Wire - Thu Aug 21, 8:01AM CDT
ProShares, a premier provider of alternative ETFs, today launched the ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF (EFAD), the first ETF that invests in the companies in the MSCI EAFE Index with the best track record of consistent year-over-year dividend growth. EFAD, which is listed on NYSE Arca, tracks the MSCI EAFE Dividend Masters Index.
XPP: 73.36 (+0.86), ROM: 160.74 (+2.80), UCO: 9.19 (+0.39), SH: 21.27 (-0.10), UST: 56.86 (-0.32), TTT: 38.96 (+1.14), SJH: 49.87 (-2.39), TOLZ: 43.59 (-0.15), UMX: 33.52 (+1.32), UBT: 83.49 (-1.42), EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares Investment Grade--Interest Rate Hedged ETF Surpasses $100 Million in Assets
Business Wire - Mon Aug 11, 8:01AM CDT
ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds, today announced that Investment Grade--Interest Rate Hedged ETF (IGHG) has surpassed $100 million in assets. Launched in November 2013, IGHG delivers a diversified portfolio of investment grade bonds with a built-in interest rate hedge.
XPP: 73.36 (+0.86), ROM: 160.74 (+2.80), UCO: 9.19 (+0.39), SH: 21.27 (-0.10), UST: 56.86 (-0.32), TTT: 38.96 (+1.14), SJH: 49.87 (-2.39), TOLZ: 43.59 (-0.15), UMX: 33.52 (+1.32), UBT: 83.49 (-1.42), EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares Launches ETFs Offering "Pure" Exposure to High Yield Credit
Business Wire - Thu Aug 07, 8:01AM CDT
ProShares, a premier provider of alternative ETFs, today launched two funds that provide pure exposure to the credit component of the high yield bond market uncoupled from the interest rate component. ProShares CDS North American HY Credit ETF (TYTE) and ProShares CDS Short North American HY Credit ETF (WYDE) are listed on the BATS exchange.
XPP: 73.36 (+0.86), ROM: 160.74 (+2.80), UCO: 9.19 (+0.39), SH: 21.27 (-0.10), UST: 56.86 (-0.32), TTT: 38.96 (+1.14), SJH: 49.87 (-2.39), TOLZ: 43.59 (-0.15), UMX: 33.52 (+1.32), UBT: 83.49 (-1.42), EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
Shares of EFU Down 14.9% Since Downtrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 25, 11:10AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on February 10th, 2014 at $44.20. In approximately 6 months, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 14.90% as of today's recent price of $37.61.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE Shares Down 13.6% Since SmarTrend's Sell Call (EFU)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 11, 9:35AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on February 10th, 2014 at $44.20. In approximately 5 months, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 13.56% as of today's recent price of $38.20.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE Down 18.0% Since SmarTrend Downtrend Call (EFU)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jul 03, 4:54PM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on February 10th, 2014 at $44.20. In approximately 5 months, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 17.97% as of today's recent price of $36.25.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
MarketResearchReports.Com: ICT investment trends in the Middle East - Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2015, New Report Launched
M2 - Wed Jul 02, 3:11AM CDT
Market Research Reports, Inc. has announced the addition of "ICT investment trends in the Middle East - Enterprise ICT spending patterns through to the end of 2015" research report to their website http://www.marketresearchreports.com
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)
ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE Has Returned 14.4% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (EFU)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Jun 26, 11:14AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (AMEX:EFU) on February 10th, 2014 at $44.20. In approximately 5 months, ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE has returned 14.42% as of today's recent price of $37.82.
EFU: 40.00 (-0.54)