etfdb.com - 29 days ago
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IndexIQ , a pioneer in the area of hedge fund and inflation hedge ETFs, is preparing to launch another fund, the IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF. The fund is scheduled to begin trading later this month under the clever ticker MNA. The proposed ETF will track the IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage Index, a ...
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Abnormal Returns —
... operations. (FT, Dealbreaker, Daily Intel)
Working on Wall Street means never having to say you are sorry. (Dealbreaker)
The pace of ETF closures is accelerating. How to tell if your ETF is about to close. (IndexUniverse earlier Abnormal Returns)
IndexIQ plans to launch a merger arbitrage ETF. (ETF Database)
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World Beta - Engineering Targeted Returns and Risk —
... I think most of the IndexIQ ETFs are silly, but they nailed this one. Merger Arb ETF to hit the market, Convertible arb next? ...
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Abnormal Returns —
... I think most of the IndexIQ ETFs are silly, but they nailed this one. Merger Arb ETF to hit the market, Convertible arb next? ...
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