Second ETN on EURO STOXX 50 Volatility Index Launched in Deutsche Börse’s ETN Segment

Release date: Nov 03, 2010

Barclays Bank extends its ETN offering on volatility indices

A new Barclays Bank ETN with the product name iPath has been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday.

The iPath VSTOXX Mid-Term Futures Total Return ETN offers investors the opportunity to participate in volatility trends on the European equity market. The EURO STOXX 50 Volatility Mid-Term Futures Total Return Index (VSTOXX) reflects the performance of a notional rolling long position in VSTOXX futures with maturities of between four and seven months.

ETN name: iPath VSTOXX Mid-Term Futures Total Return ETN

Asset class: volatility

ISIN: DE000BC2KYE1

Management fee: 0.89 percent

Benchmark: EURO STOXX 50 Volatility Mid-Term Futures Total Return Index

Deutsche Börse’s ETN segment product range currently comprises 35 instruments on volatility, currency and equity indices. ETNs are exchange-traded notes that track the performance of underlying reference indices outside of the commodities sector. They have been tradable on Xetra since December 2009.

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