Elliott

Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: A Japanese Precedent?

"To date, trading in the new ETFs has been relatively illiquid..."

ProShares seems to think otherwise. I have to agree with them, these new ETFs seem to be catching on quickly.
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ProShares ETFs Daily Trading Volume Exceeds 1 Million Shares; Reaches mark in two-and-a-half weeks
8:00 AM EDT July 12, 2006

ProShares today announced that its recently launched exchange traded funds (ETFs) exceeded 1 million shares in daily trading volume for each of the last two days--just 13 trading days after their June 21 launch. The eight ProShares ETFs trade on the American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)).

Shorts, Rejoice: Double-Inverse ETFs To Begin Trading Thursday

AMEX has it posted on their website: trading in the double-short ETFs begins July 13, 2006, with these symbols:

* UltraShort Dow30 ProShares (DXD)
* UltraShort MidCap400 ProShares (MZZ)
* UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID)
* UltraShort S&P500 ProShares (SDS)