Information Circulars 2009

The NASDAQ Stock Market and NASDAQ BX

Overview

The NASDAQ Stock Market and NASDAQ BX (BX) will be providing additional information about trading certain structured products, which present special characteristics and risks associated with their trading.

This additional information for both exchanges is being presented in Information Circulars, whose purpose is to describe some of the characteristics and risks of these securities, alert members to possible prospectus delivery requirements and remind them of NASDAQ Rule 2310 and BX Rule 2310 which require members to determine the suitability of investments recommended to customers.

 

AB Svensk Exportkredit Accelerated Return Bear Market Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
03.05.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index AQD
03.05.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Accelerated Return Bear Market Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index ABY
02.04.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Accelerated Return Bear Market Notes Linked to the S&P Retail Select Industry Index SBG
AB Svensk Exportkredit Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
02.04.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SBK
AB Svensk Exportkredit Index-Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.13.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SPD
01.13.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SCB
01.13.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the MSCI EAFE Index MKE
01.13.09 AB Svensk Exportkredit Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the Russell 2000 Index RFW
AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
09.03.09 AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF DENT
AirShares EU Carbon Allowances Fund
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 AirShares EU Carbon Allowances Fund ASO
ALPS ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
10.27.09 ALPS Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Global Agriculture Equity Index Fund CRBA
10.27.09 ALPS Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Global Industrial Metals Equity Index Fund CRBI
09.21.09 Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund CRBQ
07.07.09 ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF EQL
Bank of America Corporation Accelerated Return Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.01.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average MMF
09.03.09 Bank of America Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SPC
06.05.09 Bank of America Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SMC
02.05.09 Bank of America Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SJD
Bank of America Corporation Index Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.04.09 Bank of America Corporation Step Up Notes Linked to the Russell 2000 Index RIH
11.04.09 Bank of America Corporation Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SKN
Bank of America Corporation STARS
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
02.05.09 Bank of America Corporation Bear Market Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund DMH
02.05.09 Bank of America Corporation Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SKC
Bank of America Index Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.30.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SJV
12.30.09 Bank of America Corporation Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index MMY
12.07.09 Bank of America Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index BSQ
12.07.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SFH
12.07.09 Bank of America Market-Linked Step Up Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index MZW
10.02.09 Bank of America Corporation Index Linked Notes SKL
08.06.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SPO
08.06.09 Bank of America Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SBA
07.02.09 Bank of America Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SVW
06.05.09 Bank of America Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SZE
06.05.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SJP
06.05.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the iShares FTSE/Xinhua 25 Index SYP
05.15.09 Bank of America Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index CEZ
04.30.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the SPDR Gold Trust GBN
04.08.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SEO
04.01.09 Bank of America Bear Market Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund SHK
03.05.09 Bank of America Bear Market Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P Small Cap Regional Banks Index SDE
03.05.09 Bank of America Strategic Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SHR
03.05.09 Bank of America Capped Leveraged Index Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index CFU
Bank of America MITTS
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
10.06.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index MLA
07.31.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index MKF
04.24.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index MPE
03.27.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SCT
02.27.09 Bank of America Market Index Target-Term Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index MGJ
Barclays Bank PLC iPath ETNs
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.18.09 Barclays Long B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN
Barclays Long C Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN
Barclays Short B Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN
Barclays Short C Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN
Barclays Short D Leveraged S&P 500 Total Return ETN
BXUB
BXUC
BXDB
BXDC
BXDD
01.30.09 iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
VXX
VXZ
Citigroup Funding Inc. Index-Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.24.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 2% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Price of Gold MOL
11.24.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. Index LeAding Stock markEt Return Securities Based Upon the S&P 500 Index IFO
10.27.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 2% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Russell 2000 Index MMY
09.25.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 2% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the S&P 500 Index MHC
09.24.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. Buffer Notes Based Upon the S&P 500 Index BLN
08.26.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Russell 2000 Index MJC
07.28.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the S&P 500 Index MUK
07.28.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Price of Gold MTY
06.25.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index MKZ
06.24.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the S&P MidCap 400 Index MBF
05.22.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Russell 2000 Index MBC
03.26.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 3% Minimum Coupon Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index – Excess Return MKN
02.24.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. 2% Minimum Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the Russell 2000 Index MOU
Claymore ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF RYJ
Claymore ETF Trust 2
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.08.09 Claymore China Technology ETF CQQQ
10.19.09 Claymore/AlphaShares China All-Cap Exchange-Traded Fund YAO
01.23.09 Claymore/NYSE Arca Airline Exchange-Traded Fund FAA
CurrencyShares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust ETF XRU
Direxion Shares ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.03.09 Direxion Funds Daily China Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily China Bear 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily Latin America Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily Latin America Bear 3X Shares
CZM
CZI
LBJ
LHB
07.16.09 Direxion Funds Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares
DRN
DRV
04.16.09 Direxion Funds Daily 10-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily 10-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares
TYD
TYO
TMF
TMV
01.13.09 Direxion Funds Large Cap Bear 3x Shares
Direxion Funds Small Cap Bear 3x Shares
Direxion Funds Energy Bear 3x Shares
Direxion Funds Financial Bear 3x Shares
Direxion Funds Developed Markets Bear 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Technology Bear 3X Shares
Direxion Funds Mid Cap Bear 3X Shares
BGZ
TZA
ERY
FAZ
DPK
EDZ
TPY
MWN
01.08.09 Direxion Funds Mid Cap Bull 3x Shares MWJ
EGA Emerging Global Shares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
09.16.09 Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund EFN
07.22.09 Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund EEG
05.21.09 Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund
Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund
EMT
EEO
Eksportfinans ASA Index-Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
07.02.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Russell 2000 Index RHA
06.05.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P MidCap 400 Index SZF
06.05.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the MSCI Brazil Index BON
05.15.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the MSCI EAFE Index ECV
05.15.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Redemption Securities Linked to the S&P 500 Index SGO
05.15.09 Eksportfinans ASA Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index AKL
ETFs Gold Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
09.09.09 ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares SGOL
FaithShares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.15.09 FaithShares Baptist Values Fund
FaithShares Lutheran Values Fund
FZB
FKL
12.09.09 FaithShares Catholic Values Fund
FaithShares Christian Values Fund
FaithShares Methodist Values Fund
FCV
FOC
FMV
Global X Funds
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.15.09 Global X China Energy ETF CHIE
12.11.09 Global X China Financials ETF CHIX
12.09.09 Global X China Technology ETF CHIB
12.01.09 Global X China Consumer ETF
Global X China Industrials ETF
CHIQ
CHII
08.12.09 Global X FTSE Nordic 30 ETF GXG
02.06.09 Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia 20 ETF GXG
Grail Advisors ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
10.01.09 Grail Advisors RP Growth ETF
Grail Advisors RP Focused Large Cap Growth ETF
Grail Advisors RP TEchnology ETF
Grail Advisors RP Financials ETF
RPX
RWG
RPQ
RFF
05.04.09 Grail American Beacon Large Cap Value ETF GVT
IndexIQ ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.17.09 IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage ETF MNA
10.27.09 IQ CPI Inflation Hedged ETF CPI
10.27.09 IQ ARB Global Resources ETF GRES
06.09.09 IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF MCRO
03.25.09 IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF QAI
iShares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.09.09 iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund
iShares 10+ Year Government Credit Bond Fund
CLY
GLJ
11.16.09 iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust ALT
10.02.09 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index Fund ESR
09.25.09 iShares Russell Top 200 Value Index Fund
iShares Russell Top 200 Index Fund
iShares Russell Top 200 Growth Index Fund
IWX
IWL
IWY
06.19.09 iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund EPU
01.23.09 iShares S&P/Citigroup International Treasury Bond Fund
iShares S&P/Citigroup 1-3 Year International Treasury Bond Fund
IGOV
ISHG
Javelin Exchange-Traded Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
06.30.09 JETS Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund JVS
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Index-Linked Note
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
05.21.09 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Buffer Notes Based Upon the S&P 500 Index BJI
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
04.02.09 J.P. Morgan Alerian MLP Index Exchange-Traded Notes AMJ
MacroShares Trusts
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
06.30.09 MacroShares Major Metro Housing Up Trust
MacroShares Major Metro Housing Down Trust
UMM
DMM
Market Vectors ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.24.09 Market Vectors Poland Exchange-Traded Fund PLND
11.11.09 Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners Exchange-Traded Fund GDXJ
08.14.09 Market Vectors Vietnam Exchange-Traded Fund VNM
05.14.09 Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Exchange-Traded Fund BRF
02.05.09 Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF HYD
01.20.09 Market Vectors Indonesia Index Exchange-Traded Fund IDX
02.03.09 Market Vectors Pre-Refunded Municipal Index ETF PRB
Morgan Stanley Index-Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
03.26.09 Morgan Stanley Protected Absolute Return Barrier Notes Based on the S&P 500 Index SNZ
Old Mutual Global Shares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.08.09 GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund GSR
OOK, Inc. Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
10.29.09 OOK, Inc. Exchange-Traded Fund OOK
PIMCO ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.01.09 PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund MUNI
11.17.09 PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund MINT
11.02.09 PIMCO 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund FIVZ
11.02.09 PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund ZROZ
09.11.09 PIMCO 7-15 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund TENZ
08.21.09 PIMCO 1-5 Year U.S. TIPS Index Fund STPZ
06.02.09 PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund TUZ
PowerShares Actively Managed ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund PSR
PowerShares ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio PBP
PowerShares ETF Trust II
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.17.09 PowerShares Build America Bond Portfolio ETF BAB
ProShares Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
08.20.09 ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury TBF
07.14.09 ProShares Credit Suisse 130/30 CSM
07.02.09 ProShares Ultra Russell 3000
ProShares UltraShort Russell 3000
UWC
TWQ
06.25.09 ProShares UltraPro S&P500
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
UPRO
SPXU
06.18.09 ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Pacific ex-Japan
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Mexico Investable Market
EPV
JPX
BZQ
SMK
06.04.09 ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE
ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets
ProShares Ultra FTSE/Xinhua China 25
ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan
EFO
EET
XPP
EZJ
ProShares Trust II
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.26.09 ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Commodity
ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Commodity
ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil
ProShares UltraShort DJ-AIG Crude Oil
ProShares Ultra Gold
ProShares UltraShort Gold
ProShares Ultra Silver
ProShares UltraShort Silver
ProShares Ultra Euro
ProShares UltraShort Euro
ProShares Ultra Yen
ProShares UltraShort Yen
UCD
CMD
UCO
SCO
UGL
GLL
AGQ
ZSL
ULE
EUO
YCL
YCS
RevenueShares ETF Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
01.23.09 RevenueShares Navellier Overall A-100 Fund RWV
Safety First Trust Index-Linked Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
05.07.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. Safety First Trust Series 2009-2 Principal Protected Trust Certificates Linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index ABI
04.27.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. Safety First Trust Series 2009-2 3% Minimum Principal Protected Notes Based Upon the S&P 500 Index MYP
04.14.09 Citigroup Funding Inc. Safety First Trust Series 2009-1 Principal Protected Trust Certificates Linked to the S&P 500 Index AJB
Schwab Strategic Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.11.09 Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF
SCHG
SCHV
11.03.09 Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
Schwab International Equity ETF
SCHB
SCHX
SCHA
SCHF
SPDR Series Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.17.09 SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corporate Bond ETF SCPB
09.24.09 SPDR S&P VRDO Municipal Bond ETF VRD
09.17.09 SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF PSK
04.30.09 SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance ETF KME
03.10.09 SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond ETF LWC
02.11.09 SPDR Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF ITR
Swedish Export Credit Corporation Accelerated Return Notes
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.01.09 Swedish Export Credit Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the Energy Select Sector Index ANI
08.06.09 Swedish Export Credit Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SGN
07.02.09 Swedish Export Credit Corporation Accelerated Return Notes Linked to the S&P 500 Index SAJ
TXF Funds, Inc.
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.04.09 TXF Large Companies Exchange-Traded Fund TXF
UBS AG Exchange-Traded
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
10.29.09 UBS E-TRACS Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Exchange-Traded Notes DJCI
United States Short Oil Fund, LP
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
11.18.09 United States Short Oil Fund, LP UNL
09.24.09 United States Short Oil Fund, LP DNO
Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
04.06.09 Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Small Cap ETF VSS
Vanguard Scottsdale Funds
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
WisdomTree Trust
Circular Date Structured Product Symbol(s)
12.31.09 WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund HEDJ
05.06.09 WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund CEW