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Are futures the new ETFs?

Greenwich Report
November 2026 By: Kevin McPartland
New futures contracts were created at a faster pace than exchange-traded funds (ETFs) this year, an interesting turn of events given ETFs’ rapid adoption since launching in 1990.
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