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First Trading Day For 2 New XMTCH ETFs On Swiss Confederation Bonds

Date 19/11/2003

Today marked the commencement of SWX Swiss Exchange trading in 2 new XMTCH ETFs on Swiss Confederation bonds. XMTCHes are registered investment funds established in accordance with Swiss law. The initiator and asset manager of these XMTCHes is Credit Suisse Asset Management. XMTCHes are listed and traded in SWX's Exchange Traded Funds segment, which currently comprises 18 ETF issues.

The trading hours for these 2 new ETFs have been adjusted to coincide with those for the underlying bonds. Thus the trading hours for ETFs on Swiss Confederation bonds are as follows: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. The new XMTCHes being traded since Wednesday on the SWX Swiss Exchange, as well as the market maker in those issues, are as follows:

Product IssuerIndexTrading currencyMarket maker
XMTCH on Swiss Bond Index Domestic Government 3-7 Credit Suisse Asset ManagementSBI DOM Government3-7 P IndexCHFCredit Suisse
XMTCH on Swiss Bond Index Domestic Government 7+ Credit Suisse Asset ManagementSBI DOM Government7+ P IndexCHFCredit Suisse