Nasdaq Grants Permission To The New York Stock Exchange To Trade QQQ

New York—The Nasdaq Stock Market^®, Inc., today announced that it has granted permission to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to trade the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock^SM (Amex: QQQ). In an unprecedented move, NYSE will, for the first time, exercise Unlisted Trading Privileges¹ and trade a security that is not listed on the NYSE.

"It is not surprising that NYSE wanted to join the ranks of virtually all of the regional and national U.S. stock exchanges that are trading or plan to trade shares of QQQ." said John L. Jacobs, senior vice president of The Nasdaq Stock Market^® and president and chief executive officer of Nasdaq Investment Product Services, Inc. "One of the most highly traded exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the world, QQQ shares represent more than 72 percent of the average daily share volume of all ETFs. We are pleased that the NYSE has recognized the tremendous success of QQQ. The choice of QQQ to be among the first ETFs traded on the NYSE is another strong vote of confidence in the innovative industry leading companies that make up the Nasdaq-100^®."

Designed to closely track the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index^® (NDX), which is composed of the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on Nasdaq^®, QQQ enables investors to buy or sell shares in the collective performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index—just as they would trade shares of individual stocks². The QQQ security gives investors the opportunity to participate in the performance of a group of innovative, technology-driven and entrepreneurial Nasdaq companies. QQQ now trades 68.3 million shares of average daily volume and represents $24.3 billion in market capitalization.

The Nasdaq Stock Market lists more than 4,300 companies, has a larger dollar volume, and trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. For more information about Nasdaq, visit the Nasdaq Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the Nasdaq Newsroom^SM Web site at www.nasdaq.com/newsroom.

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¹Unlisted Trading Privileges allow for an exchange to trade in a specific security not listed or registered on that exchange, under the Securities Exchange Commission’s Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

²Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock represents ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust, a unit investment trust that holds shares of the companies in the Nasdaq-100. The Trustee for the Nasdaq-100 Trust is required to adjust the composition of the Trust within 3 business days of the effective date of a change to the composition of the Nasdaq-100 Index.

While there is no assurance that the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index can be fully matched, Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock are designed to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.

For more complete information about Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock, including charges, expenses and potential risks, obtain a prospectus from your broker, or call (800) 843-2639 or visit our Web site at www.nasdaq-100.com. Read it carefully before you invest.

The sponsor of the Nasdaq-100 Trust^SM, a unit investment trust, is Nasdaq Investment Product Services, Inc. ("NIPS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq," and collectively with its affiliates except NIPS, the ‘Corporations"). ALPS Distributors, Inc. a registered broker-dealer, is distributor for the Trust. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed or sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

"Nasdaq" and related marks are trademarks or service marks of Nasdaq and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by NIPS. The Nasdaq-100 Index is composed and calculated by Nasdaq without regard to Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. The Corporations make no warranty, express or implied, and bear no liability with respect to Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock. The Corporations and NIPS make no warranty, express or implied, and bear no liability with respect to the Nasdaq-100 Index, its use or any data included therein.