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Name of ETF: ProShares UltraShort Gold Miners ETF Benchmark Index: NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index Ticker Symbol: GDXS Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 35 Types of Stocks Included in this ETF: Global companies which are involved in mining gold and/or silver.  Daily Multiplier: -2x Leveraged-Short ETF: This ETF allows investors to take a leveraged bearish position against the NYSE Arca Gold … Read more

Company Name: General Moly, Inc. General Moly is mining company. The company is currently developing two molybdenum projects in Nevada: Mt. Hope Project and Liberty Project. Ticker Symbol: GMO (NYSE MKT) Classification: Molybdenum Mining Headquarters: Lakewood, Colorado Company Website: http://generalmoly.com Related Links List of Metal and Mining Companies List of Steel Companies  

Company Name: MFRI, Inc. MFRI designs and manufactures specialty piping, leak detection systems and industrial filtration products. The company operates in two operating segments: Piping Systems: Specialty piping systems that have applications in the oil & gas industry in addition to other markets. Filtration Products: Industrial air filtration products Ticker Symbol: MFRI (NASDAQ) Classification: Filtration … Read more

Name of ETF: WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund Benchmark Index: WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index Ticker Symbol: XSOE Key Points: This ETF is based on the WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index. The ETF consists of approximately 400 large and mid-cap companies located in emerging market economies that are not state owned enterprises. While there are … Read more

Name of ETF: First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund Benchmark Index: Actively Managed Ticker Symbol: FTGC Exposure: This ETF is designed to provide investors exposure to commodities. Examples of the commodities that have been in this ETF include agricultural, precious metals, energy and industrial metals. Related Links: First Trust Website List of Commodity ETNs and ETFs

Name of ETF: Global X Copper Miners ETF Benchmark Index: Solactive Global Copper Miners Index Ticker Symbol: COPX Approximate Number of Stocks in this ETF: 30 Types of Companies Included: Large, mid and small-sized companies in the copper mining industry. Examples of copper mining companies include: Hudbay Minerals Southern Copper Jiangxi Copper Company Countries with the Most Representation: Canada, Australia … Read more

ompany Name: Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. Ticker Symbol: ST (New York Stock Exchange) Company Website: www.sensata.com Social Media: Sensata Technologies LinkedIn Sensata Technologies Twitter Headquarters: Almelo, The Netherlands Publicly Traded Companies by Sector and IndustryList of Publicly Traded Communication Companies 

Name of ETF: AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF Benchmark Index: Actively Managed Ticker Symbol: VEGA ETF Highlights: Employs a buy-write strategy using both ETFs and individual stocks. The ETF provider states that is estimates 60 to 85 percent of its positions will have covered options. Invests in U.S. equities, non-U.S. equities and fixed income. Related … Read more

Name of ETF: ProShares UltraShort 20 Year Treasury Benchmark Index: Barclays U.S. 20+ Year Treasury Bond Index Ticker Symbol: TBT Types of Bonds Included in this ETF: U.S treasury securities. These bonds have the highest credit rating and have maturity dates of twenty years or more. Short ETF:  This ETF attempts to produce investment results in the opposite direction of … Read more

Name of ETF: Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF Benchmark Index: MSCI Europe US Dollar Hedged Index Ticker Symbol: DBEU Approximate Number of Companies in this ETF: 440 Hedged ETF: This is a hedged ETF. When the U.S. dollar is rising in relation to the Euro the returns on this ETF will be higher than a similar non-hedged ETF. … Read more