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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
The New Face of Oil ETFs	by Jason NeaultMacroMarkets new paired oil ETFs launched last week, replacing the previous oil ETFs (UCR and DCR) that were liquidated in June after reaching their termination triggers. Unlike the popular United States Oil (USO), these paired ETFs hold cash instruments and transfer funds between each other, instead of holding oil futures contracts. The paired ETFs will track the price of crude on the NYMEX, and will transfer funds dollar-for-dollar with the price of crude. The securities will us...	July 09, 2008
MacroShares ETFs Dip Into Housing Market	MacroShares is taking another swing at the up/down market movement, this time with exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the upward and inverse movement of U.S. home prices. MacroShares Major Metro Housing Up (UMM) and MacroShares Major Metro Housing Down (DMM) were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). When launched, they'll be paired securities with a 10-year term and a 200% leverage factor. Jon C. Ogg for 24/7 Wall Street lists which cities they will be tracking:...	June 13, 2008
Almost Halftime For ETFs In 2008	We are almost at the half-way mark for 2008, an interesting year for the market and exchange traded funds (ETFs). As the first five months are over, ETF Guide points out the top leaders for the year and some of the laggers, with potential in the future. Leaders year-to-date (as of June 3): United States Natural Gas (UNG) up 59.7% iPath Dow Jones AIG Natural Gas ETN (GAZ) up 59.0% iPath Dow Jones AIG Energy ETN (JJE) up 42.7% B2B Internet HOLDRs (BHH) up 40.5% PowerShares DB Energy (DBE) u...	June 04, 2008
DCR Net Asset Value Now at Zero	In early April, we pointed out the DCR/UCR trade to Bespoke readers, noting that if oil closed above $111 for three consecutive days, the two notes would hit termination at the end of the quarter at wherever their NAVs were trading. UCR is the "oil up" note and its NAV is calculated by dividing the price of oil by three.... ...	May 07, 2008
Oil Down ETF Moves Up On Oil Price's Slide	As oil prices head south, one exchange traded fund (ETF) shot way up. MACROshares Oil Down (DCR) closed up 10.6% in trading today after oil speculators pulled out of the market. Crude settled at $112.52, stripped of its appeal to investors as the dollar gained strength, says John Wilen for the Associated Press. Oil is sitting at its lowest level since April 14, but analysts caution that it could be temporary. Meanwhile, the MACROshares continue to trade as they normally would after hitting a ...	May 01, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWORD VIDEODollar Strength TradeThe "Fast Money" crew to a look at how to play a rising dollar. Barron's published an article on this weekend that predicted the dollar could rally by 12%. Adami said he thinks the dollar will make a big move in the second half of this year. Finerman said she agrees and her hedge fund is short the CurrencyShares British Pound Trust (FXB). Seymour said if the dollar rallies than oil will most likely go down. He said look to play this decoupling eve...	April 28, 2008
What's Next for the MacroShares ETFs? Version 2.0	Last week, the price of oil topped $111 for three consecutive days, setting off a termination trigger for two unusual exchange traded funds (ETFs). The last trading day for MacroShares Oil Down (DCR) and MacroShares Oil Up (UCR) will be June 25 and will liquidate the week after that. So, what's next? MacroShares is not going away. In fact, the company considers their up/down oil funds a success, with $300 million in assets, reports Mathew Hougan for Index Universe. They'll be issuing a new ...	April 22, 2008
Oil Tops $111 for Three Days; Two Oil ETFs Terminate	It's "termination day" for a couple of oil exchange traded funds (ETFs). Last week, we reported that the MacroShares Oil Down (DCR) and MacroShares Oil Up (UCR) would terminate if the price of oil reached or passed the price of $111 for three straight days. We're here: on Monday, oil closed at $111.75. Tuesday, it closed at $113.30. Today, it closed at $114.93. The last trading day for the funds will be June 25, reports Matthew Hougan for Index Universe. On June 30, shareholders o...	April 16, 2008
Recent Oil Prices Make Up, Down ETFs Tricky	The inverse/down oil exchange traded fund (ETF) from MacroShares appears to have a mind of its own. There are actually two funds designed to move along in a given direction according to what oil is doing: MacroShares Oil Down (DCR) and MacroShares Oil Up (UCR). A quick explanation: UCR: long-term price of oil DCR: long-term inverse of oil The sum of the two funds is always $40 That's because the funds hold treasuries and cash. They're issued in pairs to authorized participants, who are t...	April 10, 2008
DCR (Inverse Oil) Down 26%	Oil is trading up more than $3 today to $111.68. DCR is the MACROshares inverse oil note that trades on the AMEX. When oil goes up, DCR goes down. When oil goes down, DCR goes up. Today, however, DCR is down more than 26% even though oil is up just 3.12%. What gives? When DCR began trading back in November... ...	April 09, 2008

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