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Week In FX Asia - Are The South Koreans Playing Their 'Currency War' Card?
Dean Popplewell • Fri, May 10 • 1 Comment
Revisiting The 'MIST' Countries
Emerging Money • Sun, Nov 11, 2012 • 2 Comments
Seeking Stability In An Unstable World
Greg Crowell • Wed, Sep 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
Korean Unification: Bump And Grind
Marc Chandler • Mon, Jan 9, 2012 • 4 Comments
Picturing North Korea's Economic Failure
Donald Marron • Mon, Dec 19, 2011
ETF Deathwatch For November 2011: Count Surges To Record High
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
April ETF Roundup: 43 Funds Make Their Debut
Jared Cummans • Mon, May 2, 2011
Newly Launched ETFs That Screen for Quality
Morningstar • Thu, Apr 28, 2011
First Trust Adds 13 AlphaDEX ETFs to Lineup
Ron Rowland • Mon, Apr 25, 2011 • 1 Comment
First Trust Rolls Out International AlphaDEX ETFs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Apr 20, 2011 • 1 Comment

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Week In FX Asia - Are The South Koreans Playing Their 'Currency War' Card?
Dean Popplewell • Fri, May 10 • 1 Comment
Revisiting The 'MIST' Countries
Emerging Money • Sun, Nov 11, 2012 • 2 Comments
Seeking Stability In An Unstable World
Greg Crowell • Wed, Sep 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
Korean Unification: Bump And Grind
Marc Chandler • Mon, Jan 9, 2012 • 4 Comments
Picturing North Korea's Economic Failure
Donald Marron • Mon, Dec 19, 2011
ETF Deathwatch For November 2011: Count Surges To Record High
Ron Rowland • Tue, Nov 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
April ETF Roundup: 43 Funds Make Their Debut
Jared Cummans • Mon, May 2, 2011
Newly Launched ETFs That Screen for Quality
Morningstar • Thu, Apr 28, 2011
First Trust Adds 13 AlphaDEX ETFs to Lineup
Ron Rowland • Mon, Apr 25, 2011 • 1 Comment
First Trust Rolls Out International AlphaDEX ETFs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Apr 20, 2011 • 1 Comment

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FKO Description

The First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX® Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the Fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Defined South Korea Index.
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Country: Korea

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In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Countries, Emerging Markets

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Thursday, May 9, 4:35 AM In a surprise move, the South Korean central bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points Thursday, calling economic activity in the eurozone and emerging markets "sluggish" and "weaker than initially expected." The cut takes the base rate to 2.5%, its lowest level in two years and when combined with recent fiscal policy designed to bolster growth, should help "accelerate the recovery and increase the upside of Korea's GDP," one economist told the NY Times. South Korean stocks (EWY) rise 1.18% and the won falls 0.34% against the dollar. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, April 10, 4:42 PM Direxion launches two triple-leveraged single-country ETFs today - Daily Brazil Bull 3X Shares (BRZU) and Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares (KORU). Both the funds have an expense ratio of 0.95%, much higher than counterparts FKO and FBZ (0.80%) and EWY and EWZ (0.60%), but matching UBR (0.95%). The timing of the launch is interesting as both countries have struggled to perform recently, with iShares' Brazil fund EWZ -13.4% (last 12 months) and -2.4% (YTD). EWY (South Korea) is -6.2% (last 12 months) and -12.3% (YTD). Comment!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 3:44 PM At just 9X 2012 earnings, Korea's stock market is among the cheapest on the planet, writes Kopin Tan, blaming it on outdated perceptions of a highly cyclical, export-dependent country. Korean companies have slashed debt, and an aging population might force Asia's stingiest firms to loosen up on dividends. EWY is the popular play, but it's heavily weighted to Samsung. More diversified (but less liquid) is FKO]. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]

realornot
If you like Gangnum style then you will like $FKO. One of my rock solid stealthy funds. http://bit.ly/Ylk00V
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Dr. Kris: That is one of the dopiest videos ever--you just gotta luv it!
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Dr. Kris: FYI, the S. Korean etf $FKO is very thinly traded meaning you'll get a better fill with a limit order. (3K avg daily volume)
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realornot
If you like Gangnum style then you will like $FKO. One of my rock solid stealthy funds. http://bit.ly/Ylk00V
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Dr. Kris: That is one of the dopiest videos ever--you just gotta luv it!
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Dr. Kris: FYI, the S. Korean etf $FKO is very thinly traded meaning you'll get a better fill with a limit order. (3K avg daily volume)
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