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Check the attached spreadsheet I put together with all the changes (additions and deletions).

Russell just released a preliminary list of companies that will be added or deleted from the Russell 3000 Index at the end of June. I compiled a basic Excel spreadsheet with this data in case anyone is interested. You can download the spreadsheet at...

We've been awaiting these too, although there seems to be no word on them. It sure would be nice to have ETFs traded on the Nasdaq, especially with high liquidity of ECNs. As for the new Ryder ETF, will be interesting to see if interest grows with that one.

Below is a summary of our analysis on the intermediate-term trend of the major broad-based ETFs we trade, as well as some observations on the various industry sectors. Just my 2 cents, for what it's worth. . . SPY (S&P 500) broke through resistance of its weekly downtrend lines on Friday...

Here is an article I just completed on fixed-income ETF trading. I sent this article to our subscribers two weeks ago, but am also posting it here on ET for all you fellow ETF traders. In general, I trade the broad-based ETFs during trending market periods, while the sector-specific ETFs...

There are Spyders, but there are also a ton of other families of ETFs such as HOLDRS, iShares, etc. There are about 170 of them that I trade. I specialize in ETF trading and have a comprehensive list of all the families of ETFs on my web site. Check the "archives" section of the site to learn...

JT47319, You have a valid point that probably applies to individual stocks. However, ETFs are an entirely different animal because they are synthetic instruments that follow an underlying index, regardless of buying or selling pressure on the individual ETF. That is the same reason why...

Whether you hold SPY through the dividend payment date is irrelevant because the opening price of SPY will be adjusted to reflect the dividends paid the next day anyway. It ends up making no difference to your bottom line because you get paid a cash dividend, but lose the same amount of capital...

Yes, e-minis have better tax treatment and do require less capital. The main reason I like to trade ETFs instead of e-minis is that I have more choices. On days when the broad market is choppy and in a narrow range, I can trade one of the sector HOLDRS that is showing relative strength or...

I don't trade e-minis, but I do exclusively trade ETFs such as SPY, DIA, and QQQ. Since switching to ETF trading about a year ago, my profits have been much more consistent and the drawdowns are less signficant due to the diversification factor of ETFs. They also typically trend better...

I use ARCA mainly because I don't like blindly routing orders to ISLD due to their not being allowed to display their quotes. If there is a better price improvement on ISLD, ARCA will route to ISLD anyway. I use their "smart routing" feature and usually works well, except occasionally in very...

Was just thinking the same thing. Much of last week's rally was probably built in anticipation of the war being over quickly, but my gut is telling me many were not expecting the events that occurred this weekend. Combined with a market that was technically getting overbought, we could see...

We often trade SPY with market orders, but only through ARCA, which will route to the best bid/offer. However, if sending a market order through either NYSE or AMEX, I can be pretty sure I will get filled at least 5 cents above or below the best bid or offer. We do use ARCA stop market...

I also wanted to mention that the trade stats I posted are based on a position model that assumes a $20,000 maximum capital exposure per simulataneous position. While I trade an account much larger than that, it is meant to be a more accurate representation of a typical account.

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While I can understand why you may think that, I have nothing whatsover to hide; just don't want to be one of those people who obnoxiously posts every day with nothing important to say. We have had very small losses for the past month, which were completely wiped out during the past four days.

Market commentary on the broad-based and sector ETFs: What a difference one week can make! At the beginning of last week, the S&P and Dow both set new lows of the year and were trading within striking range of their October 2002 lows. The Nasdaq, which had been showing relative strength to...

Hey Avalanche, We usually get filled within a few cents of fair value of each ETF by placing a limit order no more than 5 cents away from the exact fair value. For the less liquid ETFs with a 15 - 20 cent spread, that usually equates to being somewhere in the middle of the spread. We have...

Hello Swipe, The spreadsheet is something we designed by simply setting up the components of each HOLDR on a spreadsheet, factoring in expense ratios, and then using Townsend Analytics' RealTick to import live data into Excel using their TALnet feature. However, I don't think you will be...

Hi David, After studying several of the sector indexes you mentioned, along with looking at time and sales prints and comparing exact fair values for some of the less liquid ETF indexes such as XUH, you are correct that there would indeed be a great benefit to watching the indexes for the...