Amsterdam, 30 June 2009 - ETF Securities, the global pioneer in Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) and 3rd generation Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) launched a platform of ETFs tracking double leveraged (2x) and double short (-2x) benchmarks on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam. The ETFs are based on the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 and the CAC 40.
The new double leveraged (2x) and double short (-2x) ETFs complement the existing platform of 13 equity ETFs from ETF Securities, providing exposure to global and European themes such as Alternative Energy, Water, Agribusiness, Coal, Steel, Shipping and Nuclear Power.