First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge ETF (QCLN) Senior Vice President and Co-Founder to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell


ADVISORY, Feb. 8, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Dan Waldron, SVP First Trust Advisors, and Ron Pernick, Co-Founder and
 Principal Clean Edge, will preside over the closing bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, February 11, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Nim Short
 800-222-6822 (ext. 8664); nshort@ftadvisors.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Jolene Libretto; 646.441.5220; Jolene.Libretto@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the closing bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Close, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market close of your choice.

About First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge ETF:

The First Trust NASDAQ(r) Clean Edge(r) U.S. Liquid Series Index Fund is based on the NASDAQ(r) Clean Edge(r) U.S. Liquid Series Index. The index is a modified market capitalization-weighted index designed to track the performance of companies that are publicly traded in the United States and that are primarily manufacturers, developers, distributors and/or installers of clean energy technologies, as defined by Clean Edge.