ETPs

So far this year, exchange traded products (ETPs) with digital assets as underlying collateral, recorded a 91% growth in total assets under management (AuM). That's according to Fineqia International, which reported $38 billion in ETPs AuM — a 25% increase from the prior month. That...

Nearly as exchange-traded products that attempt to track the VIX, or other volatility gauges, have been around, these products have been heavily criticized and scrutinized. The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (IPATH SP 500 VIX SHORT TERM FUT ETN (NYSE: VXX)), a favorite of hedge funds...

Before oil prices started slumping, there was a belief that master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the exchange-traded funds holding those stocks could be sturdy during oil bear markets. The reasoning was simple. MLPs typically are not engaged in the exploration and production of oil and...