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NSX Announces Record Annual Net Cash Flow Into ETFs Surpassing $152 Billion

Date 10/01/2008

National Stock Exchange(SM) (NSX(R)) today announced that net cash flow into U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) during 2007 totaled $152.2 billion through year-end, an increase of approximately 111 percent from 2006.

ETF assets reached a record $622.6 billion at year end 2007, up 44 percent from $432.7 billion at year end 2006. ETF notional trading volume also reached a record $14.5 trillion for 2007, an increase of approximately 115% over 2006.

This data is included in NSX's December 2007 ETF Data Report released today. NSX began publishing month-end ETF Data Reports with the release of the June 2007 Report. These Data Reports are published promptly following the end of each calendar month.

The NSX monthly statistics include shares of open-end exchange-traded products, encompassing listed shares of investment companies, grantor trusts, Exchange-Traded Notes (ETNs) and commodity pools.

NSX's full report provides ETF data on Assets Under Management (AUM), Net Cash Flow and Notional Volume, broken out by Issuer, by Category, and the Top 10 ETFs by Size. To view NSX's full ETF Data Report, go to: http://www.nsx.com/marketdata_monthly_etf.html.

In addition, NSX publishes a product-by-product breakdown of the more than 670 ETFs on which the data is based. This list can be accessed at: http://www.nsx.com/marketdata_monthly_etf2.html.

NSX is the cost-effective provider of exchange services, committed to aligning its interests with those of its customers. Founded in 1885, NSX has been a driving force for change in the world of securities exchanges and continues to lead the way in exchange innovation.

To view NSX's monthly ETF Data Reports, go directly to: http://www.nsx.com/marketdata_monthly_etf.html. For more information on NSX, visit http://www.nsx.com.