First ETF to Provide Investors Access to 30 Companies in Fast Growing Shipping Sector
August 25, 2008—Claymore Securities, Inc., the third-fastest growing exchange-traded fund provider in 2007*, today announced the launch of the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF (NYSE Arca: SEA) on NYSE Arca. SEA is the first shipping ETF that provides investors with a cost-efficient means of accessing the rapidly growing global shipping sector.
July 2008: Record For ETF trades - Borsa Italiana And London Stock Exchange
August 21, 2008--July 2008 set a record in trading of ETFs on Borsa Italiana and London Stock Exchange markets. The aggregated figures show that there were 140,452 trades, worth a record 8.8 billion Euros (£7.0 billion). This was an increase of 28 per cent in the total number of trades, and 152 per cent increase in the total value traded. The average daily value traded was 383.2 million Euros (£302.3 million) an increase of 141 per cent year on year, while the average daily number of trades was up 22 per cent to 6,107.