Guest: Siddhartha Oberoi of S&P Indices goes over the nuances of various commodity and volatility exchange traded products (ETPs) and what you should know before investing in them.  A look back at the economic surprises over the past week as well as a discussion about the Citi Economic Surprise Indices.  Follow @andrewhorowitz ___  LISTEN TO PODCAST NOW | LISTEN @ ZUNE - @ iTUNES Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime.  Try it Free! **  Be sure to go to TriggerPoint Research and get the latest updates ** TRIGGERTRADING on TWITTER ___  Siddhartha Oberoi is Senior Director, Exchange Traded Products at S&P Indices. Sid leads the ETP effort for S&P Indices for the Americas. He works closely with exchanges and exchange traded product sponsors to help them with their index needs and to successfully implement their strategy. Sid also manages the VIX product line for S&P Indices. Prior to that, Sid has held roles within S&P Indices including managing ETF licensing relationship for Americas and in the Index Innovation Group where he developed various indices including S&P Municipal Bond Indices, S&P’s Shariah Indices and helped to expand other equity index offerings. Prior to joining S&P in 2007, Sid worked at Calyx Financial and Prudential Financial where he helped develop and manage fund of funds focused on global asset allocation, including a product focused on the Shariah market.   Sid is a charter holder from the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association and has been a member of their Curriculum Committee. He holds an MBA from Rutgers University and a B.A. from Delhi University. Sid has been a regular speaker at conferences, talking about ETP landscape and indexing.  Get the list of VIX ETFs HERE  ___  Looking to invest in The Disciplined Investor Managed Growth Strategy? Click below for the virtual tour....