The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
20.12.2012 11:20
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Product Launches Represent BOOST ETP-NASDAQ OMX Collaboration
NEW YORK, 2012-12-20 11:20 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), parent of the world's first
electronic stock market and a leading index provider, today announced
exchange-traded product (ETP) provider BOOST ETP will launch ten new
exchange-traded products in the United Kingdom (UK) that are based on indexes
in the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family(SM). They are the first products linked to
the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family.
John Jacobs, NASDAQ OMX EVP and Head of NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group, said,
'The roll-out of these ETPs is a significant milestone for NASDAQ OMX's index
business and our growing relationship with BOOST ETP. We look forward to
continuing to support our partnership and serving the needs of investors by
creating indexes that track a variety of asset classes and regions.'
The following ETPs will begin trading today on the London Stock Exchange:
Boost WTI Oil 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3OIL
Boost WTI Oil 3x Short Daily ETP 3OIS
Boost Gold 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3GOL
Boost Gold 3x Short Daily ETP 3GOS
Boost Copper 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3HCL
Boost Copper 3x Short Daily ETP 3HCS
Boost Natural Gas 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3NGL
Boost Natural Gas 3x Short Daily ETP 3NGS
Boost Silver 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3SIL
Boost Silver 3x Short Daily ETP 3SIS
BOOST ETP Co-CEO Hector McNeil comments: 'We selected NASDAQ's commodity
indexes for these ETPs because they are well-constructed and based on objective
and transparent methodology, characteristics that investors are demanding. The
market for leveraged and short ETPs is growing and we will continue to
collaborate with NASDAQ OMX to give investors the tools they need to
potentially fulfill their investment objectives.'
BOOST recently became the first ETP provider in Europe to focus on issuing 3x
leveraged and 3x short ETPs and promptly introduced two ETPs based on the
popular NASDAQ-100 Index(r): the BOOST NASDAQ 100(r) 3x Leverage Daily ETP and
the
BOOST NASDAQ 100(r) 3x Short Daily ETP. To explain how the leveraged and short
ETPs will work, BOOST will hold its first investor conference call on January
10, 2013.
BOOST expects to introduce up to 100 different ETPs across all asset classes in
the next two years. For more information about BOOST ETP, visit
www.boostetp.com.
About NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes
NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes has been creating innovative, market-leading,
transparent indexes since 1971. Today, our index offering spans geographies and
asset classes and includes diverse families such as the Global, Nordic, Green
Economy, Sharia and Commodity Indexes. We continuously offer new opportunities
for financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum of investable products
and for asset managers to measure risk and performance. NASDAQ OMX Global
Indexes also provides custom index services and design solutions to selected
financial organizations. For more information about NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes,
visit indexes.nasdaqomx.com.
Daily index values, weightings and historical data for NASDAQ OMX indexes are
available via NASDAQ OMX Global Index Watch and NASDAQ OMX Global Index Data
Service.
About NASDAQ OMX Group
The inventor of the electronic exchange, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., fuels
economies and provides transformative technologies for the entire lifecycle of
a trade - from risk management to trade to surveillance to clearing. In the
U.S. and Europe, we own and operate 23 markets, 3 clearinghouses and 5 central
securities depositories supporting equities, options, fixed income,
derivatives, commodities, futures and structured products. Able to process more
than 1 million messages per second at sub-40 microsecond speeds with 99.99+%
uptime, our technology drives more than 70 marketplaces in 50 developed and
emerging countries into the future, powering 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Our award-winning data products and worldwide indexes are the
benchmarks in the financial industry. Home to approximately 3,400 listed
companies worth $6 trillion in market cap whose innovations shape our world, we
give the ideas of tomorrow access to capital today. Welcome to where the world
takes a big leap forward, daily. Welcome to the NASDAQ OMX Century. To learn
more, visit www.nasdaqomx.com. Follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NASDAQ)
and Twitter (www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). (Symbol: NDAQ and member of S&P 500)
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
the NASDAQ OMX Commodity Index Family and NASDAQ OMX's other products and
offerings. We caution that these statements are not guarantees of future
performance. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a
number of risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX's control.
These factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX's
annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to
any forward-looking statements.
NASDAQ(r), NASDAQ-100(r), NASDAQ-100 Index(r) and NASDAQ OMX Commodity Index
Family(SM) are trade/servicemarks of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (which
collectively with its affiliates is referred to as 'NASDAQ OMX') and are
licensed for use by BOOST ETP. None of the ETPs set forth above have been
passed on by NASDAQ OMX as to their legality or suitability. The ETPs are not
issued, endorsed, or sold by NASDAQ OMX, and NASDAQ OMX makes no warranties and
bears no liability with respect to the ETPs.
The information contained above is provided for informational and educational
purposes only, and nothing set forth above should be construed as investment
advice, either on behalf of a particular investment product or an overall
investment strategy. ADVICE FROM A SECURITIES PROFESSIONAL IS STRONGLY ADVISED.
NDAQG
CONTACT: NASDAQ OMX Media Contact:
Wayne Lee
+1.301.978.4875
Wayne.d.lee@nasdaqomx.com
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