Fast Funds: New Commodity ETF

Interested in trading commodities but worried contracts are too tricky for a retail investor to navigate? A new ETF hopes to bridge that gap.

On Tuesday a brand new sercurity called the U.S. Commodity Index Fund will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker USCI.

Here's what you should know:

HOW U.S. COMMODITY INDEX ETF WORKS:

- Tracks 14 Commodities Each Month
- Commodities In ETF Selected From Pool Of 27
- Selected Commodities Have Lowest Inventories

U.S. COMMODITY INDEX FUND WEIGHTINGS / AUGUST 2010
Energy 14.29%
Livestock 7.14%
Grains 14.29%
Industrial Metals 21.43%
Precious Metals 21.43%
Softs 21.43%

Learn more about this new ETF from Kurt Nelson of Summer Haven Investment Management. Watch the video now!

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Robert W. Baird & Co. and/or its affiliates expect to receive or intend to seek investment banking related compensation from (RIMM), (MOT), (NOK), (GOOG), (AAPL) within the next 3 months.

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RBC Capital Markets is currently providing The Walt Disney Company with non-securities services

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SummerHaven Index Management is the creator and licensor of the SDCI to the U.S. Commodity Index Fund, and SummerHaven Investment Management is the trading advisor to USCI

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