Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) Trading Strategies

Currency


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Symbol (*)
Name
Fund Family
Currency
Total Net Assets / Avg Vol (3m)


Euro


CurrencyShares Euro Trust
Rydex
Euro
$554,990,000
WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro
WisdomTree
Euro
$10,040,214
iPath EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN
iPath
Euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate
$8,367,600
Ultra Euro ProShares
ProShares
2x EUR/USD daily price change
$7,896,711
UltraShort Euro ProShares
ProShares
2x inverse EUR/USD daily price change
$167,896,711
Market Vectors Double Long Euro
Market Vectors
2x long euro
$4,723,500
Market Vectors Double Short Euro
Market Vectors
2x short euro
N/A







US Dollar


PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish
PowerShares
US Dollar
$501,003,265
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bearish
PowerShares
short US Dollar
254,668







Japanese Yen


CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust
Rydex
Japanese Yen
$516,010,500
WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen
WisdomTree
Japanese Yen
$11,707,136
iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN
iPath
Japanese Yen/U.S. dollar exchange rate
$9,739,895
Ultra Yen ProShares
ProShares
2x JPY/USD daily price change
$4,243,416
UltraShort Yen
ProShares
2x short , JPY/USD daily price change
554,692







Canadian Dollar


CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust
Rydex
Canadian Dollar
$483,392,000







Other European Currencies

CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust
Rydex
Swiss Franc
$355,311,000
CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Tr
Rydex
British Pound
$151,639,000
iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN
iPath
British Pound
$2,097,996





CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust
Rydex
Swedish Krona
$42,837,000
CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust
Rydex
Russian Ruble
$5,008,500







Currency Baskets - Carry trade

PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest
PowerShares
Carry trade (curriencies vary)  (see A below)
$386,191,210
iPath Optimized Currency Carry ETN
iPath
Carry trade, G10 currencies. Replicates the Barclays Intelligent Carry Index.  (see A below)
$26,965,997







Asian Currencies


WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan
WisdomTree
Chinese Yuan
$151,893,818
Market Vectors Renminbi/USD ETN
Morgan Stanley Funds (UK)
Chinese Renminbi
$25,041,800
WisdomTree Dreyfus Indian Rupee
WisdomTree
Indian Rupee
$12,114,072
Market Vectors Rupee/USD ETN
Morgan Stanley Funds (UK)
Indian rupee /U.S. dollar exchange rate
$2,781,000
Barclays GEMS Asia-8 ETN
Barclays Global Investors Limited
Eight Asian currencies (see C below)
$1,111,181







Latin American Currencies

WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real
WisdomTree
Brazilian Real
$123,984,858
CurrencyShares Mexican Peso Trust
Rydex
Mexican Peso
$40,848,500







Emerging Market Currencies

WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency
WisdomTree
Emerging market currencies (see B below)
$47,494,925
WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real
WisdomTree
Brazilian Real
$123,984,858
CurrencyShares Mexican Peso Trust
Rydex
Mexican Peso
$40,848,500
Barclays GEMS Index ETN
Barclays Global Investors Limited
Replicates the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy Index
$3,257,641







Other Currencies

WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand Dollar
WisdomTree
New Zealand Dollar
$15,005,522
CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust
Rydex
Australian Dollar
$610,029,000
Barclays Asian & Gulf Currency Reval ETN
Barclays Global Investors Limited
Replicates the Barclays Global Emerging Markets Strategy Pegged Currency Index. (see D below)
$6,489,360
WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand
WisdomTree
South African Rand
$5,523,655

All symbols listed above (cut & paste to your watch list):
FXA FXE FXY UUP FXC DBV FXF CYB FXB BZF CEW FXS FXM ICI CNY BNZ ICN JYF EU JYN ERO ULE PGD SZR XRU URR YCL JEM INR GBB AYT
Notes:
·         A : The G10 currency universe includes U.S. Dollar, Euro, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc, British Pound, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Krone and Swedish Krona.
·         B : The following counries' currencies are represented in this fund: Brazil, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and Thailand.
·         C: The eight Asian currencies include the Indonesian rupiah, the Indian rupee, the Philippine peso, the South Korean won, the Thai baht, the Malaysian ringgit, the Taiwanese dollar and the Chinese yuan.
·         D : The fund provides exposure to 5 currencies: Hong Kong dollar, Singapore dollar, Saudi Arabia riyal, United Arab Emirates dirham, and Chinese yuan.
See Artremis for a complete list of Currency ETFs