Helsinki, August 25, 2010 — NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group,
Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today starts trading sixty new covered warrants issued by
Danske Bank. The new range of covered warrants tracks various shares included in
the OMX Helsinki 25 index.
“We consider it important that as a part of international Danske Bank Group we
are able to offer our clients new capital market products. We believe that
domestic clients benefit from the fact that the financial service provider is a
well established counterparty that operates in Finland and is able to give
service also in the domestic languages”, says Jukkapekka Laurila, Head of Danske
Markets Equities Finland.
“Covered warrants can be used for trading and investment purposes as well as for
hedging one's equity portfolio. By issuing covered warrants in Finnish Blue
Chips we enable investors to utilize the price movements that mirror the market
movements of the most liquid shares in OMX Helsinki index. We will now be
issuing turbowarrants and warrants, followed by index certificates in the
future. With these products investors are able to take advantage of medium term
investment trends as well as the short term trading opportunities with smaller
amounts of capital. However, investors must note that these products involve
greater risks than direct investments in equities or indices”, says Maj van
Dijk, Head of Derivates in Danske Markets Equities Finland.
Lauri Rosendahl, President of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki said: “The entry of Danske
Bank into the Finnish covered warrant market will further broaden the choice of
products available to Finnish investors. We are pleased to welcome Danske Bank.”
For more information about the covered warrants now issued by Danske Bank,
please visit www.sampopankki.fi.
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across six continents, with almost 3 600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers
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CONTACTS:
Anu Ilvonen
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Anu.ilvonen@nasdaqomx.com
