Defiance ETFs seeks approval for hourly leveraged stock funds in U.S.

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Defiance ETFs has filed with the SEC to launch hourly resetting leveraged ETFs tracking stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, and the Roundhill Memory ETF.
The proposed ETFs aim to enable greater daily compounding by treating the trading day as a series of one-hour periods rather than a full session.
SEC scrutiny persists as Defiance's filing emphasizes these products' suitability only for sophisticated investors, with potential trading commencement by November if approved.

Hourly fund structure and filing timeline

As reported by Reuters, Defiance ETFs has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to offer a new set of leveraged exchange-traded funds that reset every hour instead of at the end of the regular U.S. trading day.

The proposed products are designed to work like existing 2x single-stock ETFs, but on a much shorter time frame. They would track intraday moves in widely traded stocks and ETFs, including names such as Nvidia, Microsoft and the Roundhill Memory ETF.

Sylvia Jablonski, chief executive and chief investment officer at Defiance, said the funds treat the trading day as a series of one-hour periods rather than a single full session. She said that if investors roll gains from one hour into the next and market moves continue in their favor, compounding could produce larger gains over a day than conventional daily leveraged products.

Regulatory scrutiny and investor risk

The filing arrives as regulators review leveraged ETF products more broadly, especially as funds promising double the daily return of individual stocks continue to expand in number. The SEC has so far blocked proposed leveraged products that would offer 3x or 5x the daily returns of an underlying stock.

Defiance also says in its filing that the hourly funds are suitable only for knowledgeable investors who understand the risks and can monitor portfolios throughout the day. Jablonski says investors could still lose money if a stock reverses direction or posts a choppy path to a one-day gain, even when the underlying asset ends the session higher.

The proposed funds could begin trading in November if the SEC does not object. The regulator does not immediately respond to a request for comment on the filing.

NSE market surveillance actions over unusual trading activity were previously covered in our publication, including the exchange sending letters to several listed companies after sharp price moves or volume spikes. The report noted that some firms posted clarifications via NSE corporate filings while other responses were still pending, underscoring the role of disclosure in helping investors interpret sudden market moves and potential rumor-driven trading.

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