Stockholm, March 26, 2010 — NASDAQ OMX today starts trading in the db
x-trackers DJ Euro STOXX50 Index ETF, an exchange traded fund (ETF) from
Deutsche Bank. The ETF is based on the EURO STOXX 50 Index, Europe's leading
Blue-chip index for the Eurozone, and will be traded at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
This is the first product in a broad portfolio of ETFs that Deutsche Bank will
launch at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm over the following weeks.
“Jenny Rosberg, Senior Vice President NASDAQ OMX said, “Deutsche Bank is one of
Europe's leading issuers of ETF products and we are very pleased to now be able
to offer trading in one of their flagship products. Deutsche Bank's entry into
the Nordic ETF market will enable our investor community to trade a wide
variety of internationally recognized indices in local currency, and thus help
grow the popularity of ETFs in the region.”
Additional ETFs from Deutsche Bank will track developed market indices such as
MSCI World, MSCI Europe, MSCI Japan, DAX and emerging markets such as Brazil,
Russia, India and China. The range will be complemented by a range of ETFs
tracking daily short indices - ShortDAX, DJ Euro STOXX50 Short Daily Index and
DJ STOXX 600 Banks Short Daily Index. For all db x-trackers ETFs, Deutsche Bank
will act as a market maker to provide liquidity.
Thorsten Michalik, Head of db x-trackers ETFs at Deutsche Bank commented, “With
today's listing at NASDAQ OMX Deutsche Bank marks the opening of its ETF
supermarket in the Nordics. We are seeing a significant demand increase in ETFs
from both private and professional investors across Europe, and as a result
want to broaden the choice of products available to Nordic investors.”
About Exchange Traded Funds
An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is a security that tracks an index, a commodity
or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an
exchange. ETFs are a complement to actively managed funds and provide investors
with the possibility to invest in well known global indices in the local
currency. ETFs were first introduced in the USA in 1993 and in Europe in 2000.
End of February 2010 there were 1,738 ETFs listed globally with over EUR 684
billion assets under management
About NASDAQ OMX
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trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with approximately 3,700 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
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