National Futures Association

Tidal and Hashdex Announce Trading of U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETF

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Investments LLC (“Tidal” or the “Sponsor”), a leading name in the ETF industry, and Hashdex Asset Management Ltd. (“Hashdex”), a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, today announced the renaming of the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF ("DEFI” or “Fund”) (Ticker NYSE Arca: DEFI, CUSIP: 88634V100).

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  • NEW YORK, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Investments LLC (“Tidal” or the “Sponsor”), a leading name in the ETF industry, and Hashdex Asset Management Ltd. (“Hashdex”), a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, today announced the renaming of the Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF ("DEFI” or “Fund”) (Ticker NYSE Arca: DEFI, CUSIP: 88634V100).
  • Tidal ETF Services LLC serves as the Fund’s Administrator and BitGo serves as its Bitcoin Custodian.
  • The completed conversion of the Fund to a spot bitcoin ETF allows investors to gain exposure to spot pricing through an established product.
  • “We chose to partner with Hashdex on the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF because we knew that the firm’s extensive experience in the space would ensure that we custom-built an investor-friendly product that can offer benefits that otherwise may be unavailable when trading bitcoin directly in unregulated markets,” said Mike Venuto, CIO and Co-Founder of Tidal.

Tradier Debuts Futures Trading, Bringing New Offering to its Extensive Community of Active Traders

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Friday, March 8, 2024
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradier today announced that it has launched Futures Trading bringing its network of traders and partners an alternative to other, legacy retail offerings in the market. The new offering is in beta version, with a full launch expected for April.

Key Points: 
  • Additionally, the growing community of futures traders are demanding functionality, education, and content, like what Tradier is providing to equity options traders.
  • Tradier Futures will provide traders with more choice through an integrated network of popular trading tools.
  • Tradier Futures offers brokerage services for Active Futures Traders in partnership with Tradier Inc and its subsidiaries and partners.
  • Lazzara Consulting, DBA as Tradier Futures is subsidiary of Tradier Inc and a member of the National Futures Association ( NFA )

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.

Key Points: 
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $210 billion as of December 31, 2023 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.
  • Please refer to each fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional details on a fund's risks.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Friday, December 29, 2023
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First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.

Key Points: 
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $201 billion as of November 30, 2023 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.
  • Please refer to each fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional details on a fund's risks.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.

Key Points: 
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $187 billion as of October 31, 2023 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.
  • Please refer to each fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional details on a fund's risks.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for Exchange-Traded Funds

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.

Key Points: 
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") is a federally registered investment advisor and serves as the Fund's investment advisor.
  • FTA has collective assets under management or supervision of approximately $195 billion as of September 30, 2023 through unit investment trusts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate managed accounts.
  • Please refer to each fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for additional details on a fund's risks.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.

SEC Spotlights Due Diligence During World Investor Week 2023

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - October 2, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will highlight the importance of investor education and protection during World Investor Week (WIW) 2023 , which takes place October 2-8.

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  • Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - October 2, 2023) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will highlight the importance of investor education and protection during World Investor Week (WIW) 2023 , which takes place October 2-8.
  • Together with these organizations, the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) issued a joint Investor Bulletin today to promote WIW's key initiatives.
  • “Investor protection is at the heart of everything we do at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and World Investor Week provides an important opportunity to advance our mission,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
  • To learn more about the SEC’s outreach activities and to get involved with WIW, visit the SEC's World Investor Week page.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF®

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Friday, September 29, 2023
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FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.

Key Points: 
  • FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.
  • The material risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in its prospectus, statement of additional information and other regulatory filings.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor and is also a member of the National Futures Association.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF®

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
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FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.

Key Points: 
  • FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.
  • The material risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in its prospectus, statement of additional information and other regulatory filings.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor and is also a member of the National Futures Association.

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF®

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Monday, July 31, 2023
Asset Management, Professional Services, Finance, Vaccine, AIB (NI), Uncertainty, Loss, ETF, ERISA, Face, COVID-19, Infection, Risk, Terrorism, National Futures Association, Judgement, Government, Index, Commodity, Internal Revenue Code, FTP, Prospectus, Gold, Adviser, Investment, Internal Revenue Code section 409A, FINRA, Fund, FTA, RIC, Disease, Financial adviser, Bank, Life insurance, Security (finance)

FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.

Key Points: 
  • FTA and its affiliate First Trust Portfolios L.P. ("FTP"), a FINRA registered broker-dealer, are privately-held companies that provide a variety of investment services.
  • The material risks of investing in the fund are spelled out in its prospectus, statement of additional information and other regulatory filings.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is an affiliate of First Trust Portfolios L.P., the fund's distributor.
  • First Trust Advisors L.P. is registered as a commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor and is also a member of the National Futures Association.