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PIMCO Lists Two PIMCO U.S. Treasury Index Funds on NYSE Arca

November 03, 2009 –- NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca, began trading two PIMCO U.S. Treasury Index Funds on Monday, November 2, 2009. The ETFs are sponsored by PIMCO ETF Trust.

Name and Ticker Symbol of the Two PIMCO U.S. Treasury Index Funds:
PIMCO 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund– Ticker Symbol “FIVZ”

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index– Ticker Symbol “ZROZ”

PIMCO 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return that closely corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the total return of The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-7 Year US Treasury IndexSM, which is an unmanaged index comprised of U.S. dollar denominated sovereign debt securities publicly issued by the U.S. Treasury having a maturity of at least three years and less than seven years.

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return that closely corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the total return of The BofA Merrill Lynch Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS IndexSM, which is an unmanaged index comprised of long-maturity Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities (STRIPS) representing the final principal payment of U.S. Treasury bonds. The principal STRIPS comprising the underlying index must have 25 years or more remaining term to final maturity and must be stripped from U.S. Treasury bonds having at least $1 billion in outstanding face value.

First 4 Schwab ETFs Launched Successfully on NYSE

November 3, 2009--November 3, 2009 – Charles Schwab Investment Management, one of the nation's largest asset management companies, today visited the NYSE and rang the opening bell to celebrate the launch of the first Schwab ETFs.

"We are pleased to welcome Schwab as an ETF issuer to NYSE Arca," said Lisa Dallmer, EVP, Exchange Traded Products and Global Indexes, NYSE Arca. "This is Schwab's first foray into the branded ETF space and we wish them well in this product sector. I hope To celebrate this special occasion, Peter Crawford, Senior Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Investment Management Services, rang The Opening Bell. He was joined by Jeff Mortimer, Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, and Jon de St Paer, Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co. , Investment Management Services. Also in attendance was Rich Policastro, Senior Managing Director of Schwab Advisor Services.

Schwab’s First ETFs:

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB)

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (SCHX)

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA)

Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF)

Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

November 3, 2009-The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of marketable borrowing for the October – December 2009 and the January – March 2010 quarters:
During the October – December quarter, Treasury expects to issue $276 billion in net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-December cash balance of $85 billion, which includes $15 billion for the Supplementary Financing Program (SFP).

The borrowing estimate is $209 billion lower than announced in July 2009. The decrease in borrowing is primarily related to cash balance adjustments related to the SFP, and lower outlays offset partially by lower receipts.

During the January - March quarter, Treasury expects to issue $478 billion in net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-March cash balance of $45 billion, which includes $15 billion for the SFP.

These estimates do not include any incremental borrowing needs that would result from a potential increase in issuance under the SFP.

During the July – September 2009 quarter, Treasury issued $393 billion in net marketable debt, finishing the quarter with a cash balance of $275 billion, of which $165 billion was attributable to the SFP. In July, Treasury had estimated $406 billion in marketable borrowing for the quarter, assuming an end-of-September cash balance of $270 billion. The decrease in borrowing was primarily a result of lower outlays.

Additional financing details relating to Treasury's Quarterly Refunding will be released at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4.

Reports:Sources and Uses

Alan B. Krueger-Statement for the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the SIFMA

November 3, 2009--Economic conditions improved in the third quarter of 2009. GDP growth resumed following a year of steady contraction. The third-quarter rise reflected a jump in consumer spending but activity also picked up in a number of other sectors, including housing. While many third-quarter measures improved, the labor market remained weak, even as the pace of job losses slowed. Conditions in financial and credit markets continued to improve. The economy's recent improvement is partly due to the broad array of measures taken by the Administration and Congress to encourage growth and restore stability in credit and financial markets; at the same time, there are encouraging signs that the private sector is starting to expand again on its own.

Real GDP rose 3.5 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter. Growth in the summer was the strongest in two years and followed a record four quarters of steep decline, during which real GDP fell by nearly 4 percent. Federal outlays provided crucial support to the economy during the June-to-September period, but private expenditures rose for the first time since the spring of 2008. Consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of GDP, posted a solid 3.4 percent gain (annual rate) in the third quarter. A surge in motor vehicle purchases spurred by the Cash for Clunkers program accounted for a substantial portion of the jump in consumption, but even excluding the pickup in autos, consumer demand strengthened notably in the third quarter. For example, spending on services and non-durable goods posted their largest quarterly gain since the third quarter of 2007.

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Pimco files with the SEC

Novemeber 3, 2009-PIMCO has filed a prospectus with the SEC for the following funds
SHORT DURATION
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund-Ticker Symbol:MINT
CUSIP: 72201R833
PIMCO Government Limited Maturity Strategy Fund-Ticker Symbol:GOVY
CUSIP: 72201R841

PIMCO Prime Limited Maturity Strategy Fund-Ticker Symbol:PPRM
CUSIP: 72201R858

PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy Fund-Ticker Symbol:Ticker Symbol: SMMU
CUSIP: 72201R874

PIMCO Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund-Ticker Symbol:MUNI
CUSIP: 72201R866

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Vanguard’s Low ETF Fees Help Late Arrival Gain Market Share

November 3, 2009--Vanguard Group Inc., the largest U.S. manager of stock and bond mutual funds, is gaining market share in exchange-traded funds, a business its founder John Bogle has criticized for encouraging speculation.

Vanguard, the third-largest sponsor of ETFs, captured more than 30 percent of the money flowing into the business this year by charging an average fee of 15 cents for every $100 in assets, compared with 54 cents for the industry, according to Morningstar Inc. The Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based firm’s ETF sales trailed only Barclays Global Investors, based on data through the third quarter.

“If the price is low enough, investors will vote with their wallets,” Scott Burns, director of ETF analysis at Chicago-based Morningstar, said in a telephone interview.

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Charles Schwab Offers First Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) That Trade Commission-Free Online at Schwab

November 2, 2009--Charles Schwab, a marketplace leader of exchange traded funds, today announced the launch of its first proprietary exchange-traded funds: eight new Schwab-managed ETFs with low operating expense ratios and commission-free online trading for clients in their Schwab accounts.

Schwab has been an innovator on behalf of investors and savers for decades and has endeavored to help them become financially fit. Today, we continue this tradition by offering investors an exceptional value through low cost access to domestic and global equity markets,” said Walt Bettinger, Schwab Chief Executive Officer. “Our low cost ETFs can be purchased and sold through Schwab.com commission free. This means that investors of all kinds, and especially those who wish to dollar cost average modest sums, can do so in a cost-effective way. We believe there simply isn’t an easier way to buy and sell ETFs than what we’re making available to all Schwab clients.”

Starting November 3, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) will launch its first four ETFs – Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETFTM, Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF TM Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFTM and Schwab International Equity ETFTM. In December, CSIM will offer four additional ETFs – Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFTM, Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETFTM, Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETFTM and Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETFTM.

The new Schwab exchange traded funds have some of the lowest operating expense ratios on the market and can be bought and sold without commissions in Schwab accounts if purchased online, regardless of the number of shares traded. They are designed to be core holdings in a diversified portfolio and can be purchased in blocks as small as one share per trade.

Commission-free online trading of Schwab ETFs will be available to individual investors at Schwab, to the more than 6,000 independent investment advisor firms who use Schwab’s custodial services through Schwab Advisor Services and through Schwab retirement accounts that permit trading of ETFs. The Schwab ETFs will be listed on NYSE Arca, and can also be traded on other exchanges.

“Investors were first attracted to ETFs in the 1990s because they provided a liquid, low-cost and more tax-efficient way to invest in and trade entire segments of the market,” said Peter Crawford, senior vice president at Schwab. “These ETFs will accelerate that growth and appeal to a broad range of investors: from registered investment advisors, to individual investors. Only 16% of our individual investors currently own ETFs and 43% of advisors who custody with Schwab told us this summer in our semi-annual Advisor Outlook Study, that they plan to increase their usage of ETFs in the next six months. This makes them vehicles with tremendous potential for growth.”

Representing an additional step in the firm’s ongoing commitment to value in index investing, today’s ETF announcement follows changes Schwab made on May 5, 2009 when the firm reduced expense ratios and lowered investment minimums on its equity index mutual funds

Schwab Exchange Traded Fund Line-up and Launch Date

Charles Schwab Licenses Five Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Indexes for First-Ever Lineup of ETFs

November 2, 2009--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Charles Schwab has licensed five Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Size and Style indexes to underlie the domestic portion of their first-ever suite of exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Launching Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange are ETFs based on the following indexes: Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index, Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index and Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index. Subsequent launches will include ETFs based on the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index and the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Value Total Stock Market Index.

"The Dow Jones Total Stock Market Indexes are designed to be representative and replicable measurement tools, which makes them an excellent choice to underlie passive investment vehicles," said Michael A. Petronella, president, Dow Jones Indexes. "Schwab's decision to launch its first offering of domestic ETFs on the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Indexes reflects the indexes' wide acceptance by the marketplace and gives investors access to clear segments of the U.S. stock market."

"Schwab is pleased to introduce an impressive array of Exchange-Traded Funds for investors. We are delighted to collaborate with Dow Jones Indexes, a highly reputable partner, in using their indexes for our ETFs. We are certain our launch will prove highly successful," said Peter Crawford, senior vice president, Charles Schwab.

The five indexes are subsets of the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, which measures the performance of all U.S. stocks with readily available prices. The Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index includes all companies in the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index except for those securities defined as micro-cap stocks. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index and Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index reflect different size segments of U.S. equities while the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth and Value Total Stock Market Indexes classify large-cap stocks as either "growth" or "value" style companies.

The Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Indexes are weighted by float-adjusted market capitalization and index components are reviewed on a semi-annual basis, in March and September. Stocks are added and/or deleted monthly as the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index is updated.

As of Friday, October 30, 2009, the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index is up 16.02% year to date, while the Dow Jones U.S. Large and Small-Cap Total Stock Market Indexes are up 15.06% and 24.94%, respectively. The Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth and Value Total Stock Market Indexes gained 23.61% and 6.84%, respectively, so far this year.

More information on the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Indexes can be found on www.djindexes.com.

FTSE Licenses Three International Benchmarks to Schwab for Creation of ETFs

November 2, 2009--FTSE Group (FTSE), the leading global index provider, today announced that they have licensed three international equity indexes to Charles Schwab Investment Management for the creation of three new exchange traded funds (ETFs). The funds will be among Schwab’s first ETF offerings, and will track the FTSE All Emerging Index, the FTSE Developed ex-US Index, and the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index.

The FTSE All Emerging Index tracks the performance of large- and mid- cap stocks from 22 emerging markets including Brazil , China , Taiwan and India . The FTSE Developed ex-US Index is comprised of large- and mid-cap stocks from 24 developed markets, excluding the United States. Companies from the United Kingdom and Japan , followed by Canada , Germany and Switzerland make up a majority of the index. The FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid Index is made up of small-cap stocks from 24 developed markets, excluding the United States. An enhanced liquidity screen ensures that the small-cap stocks in this index have a free-float adjusted market capitalization of at least $150m USD. Of the largest companies in the index, the majority are Canadian.

Over the 5-year trailing period, the FTSE All Emerging Index has consistently outperformed both the FTSE Developed ex-US and FTSE Developed Small Cap ex-US Liquid indexes. One reason for this outperformance is that the FTSE All Emerging Index is heavily weighted with Brazilian and Chinese stocks, which make up 19.36% and 17.87% of the index respectively, and its performance has been driven by the continued growth of these two economies.

“We are pleased that Schwab has selected FTSE benchmarks as the basis for their first international exchange traded fund offerings,” said FTSE CEO Mark Makepeace. “FTSE’s Global Equity Index Series consists of transparent, liquid and rules-based benchmarks that continue to be attractive to issuers of ETFs and other tradeable products worldwide.” Added Peter Crawford, senior vice president at Charles Schwab, “Schwab is pleased to introduce an impressive array of Exchange Traded Funds. We were delighted to collaborate with FTSE, a highly reputable partner, in their development.”

ProShares UltraShort Dow 30 Fund (Symbol: DXD) Class Action Filed By Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP

November 2, 2009--Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP has filed a class action complaint, in the Southern District of New York on behalf of all individuals and institutions who purchased shares in the UltraShort Dow 30 Fund (the “DXD Fund”) offered by ProShares Trust (“ProShares”), pursuant or traceable to ProShares’s false and misleading Registration Statement, Prospectuses, and Statements of Additional Information (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) issued in connection with shares of the DXD Fund (the “Class”). The Class is seeking to pursue remedies under Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

The complaint names ProShares, ProShare Advisors LLC, SEI Investments Distribution Co., Michael L. Sapir, Louis M. Mayberg, Russell S. Reynolds, III, Michael Wachs, and Simon D. Collier, as defendants (collectively, “Defendants”). The DXD Fund is one of ProShares’s UltraShort ETFs, which ProShares claims are designed to go up when markets go down. Specifically, the DXD Fund seeks investment results that correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (“DJIA”). However, although the DJIA fell approximately 34 percent from January 2, 2008 through December 31, 2008, the DXD Fund rose only 7 percent during this period, falling far short of ProShares’s claims.

The complaint alleges that Defendants violated the Securities Act by failing to disclose that if DXD Fund shares are held for a time period longer than one day, the performance of those shares does not track the performance of the DJIA. In addition, the complaint alleges that if DXD Fund shares are held for a time period longer than one day, there is a significant likelihood of catastrophic losses.

Murray, Frank & Sailer LLP is also investigating claims on behalf of investors in all other ProShares leveraged funds (the “Funds”), including:

S&P: Fewer Active Funds Beat their Benchmark in Q3 2009

November 2, 2009--S&P Releases Q3 2009 Index Versus Active Fund Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada

Fewer active funds posted higher returns than their benchmarks in the third quarter of 2009, according to the latest results for the Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada released today. SPIVA is produced by Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider.

Between July and September 2009, only 36.0 per cent of Canadian Equity active funds and 31.8 per cent of active funds in the Canadian Small/Mid Cap Equity category beat the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

This quarter has been challenging for active funds with exposure to markets outside of Canada. Almost 70 per cent of the Canadian Focused Equity funds that outperformed the blended S&P/TSX Composite Index in Q2 posted returns below the index in Q3. While 61.0 per cent of U.S. Equity funds were able to outstrip the S&P 500 in Q2, results diminished in Q3 with less than half, 40.3 per cent, posting returns above the index.

"More and more Canadians have shown interest in passive investment and the index funds and ETF products available to them," says Jasmit Bhandal, director at Standard & Poor's Canada. "Every investment decision comes with an element of risk and SPIVA is designed to help investors do their homework."

As the average holding period for most investors is well beyond three months, a look at SPIVA's long term numbers will be most relevant for Canadians. Across all categories, the majority of active funds have been unable to exceed the returns of their respective benchmark. In three-year and five-year periods, only 12.1 per cent and 5.9 per cent, respectively, of actively-managed Canadian Equity funds have outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

SPIVA reports the performance of actively managed Canadian mutual funds corrected for survivorship bias, and shows equal- and asset-weighted peer averages.

ISE Reports Monthly Volume for October 2009

November 2, 2009--The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported average daily volume of 4.0 million contracts in October 2009. Average daily trading volume for all options contracts decreased 10.5% to 4.0 million contracts in October as compared to 4.4 million contracts during the same period in 2008. Total options volume for the month decreased 14.4% to 87.2 million contracts from 102.0 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

On a year-to-date basis, average daily trading volume of all options decreased 4.1% to 4.0 million contracts traded. Total year-to-date options volume through October 2009 decreased 5.0% to 839.3 million contracts from 883.9 million contracts in the same period last year.

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ELX Futures Reports Record Volume for October 2009

November 2, 2009--ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX Futures) announced today record trading volumes in the month of October for its four U.S. Treasury futures products. Since its launch on July 10th, ELX Futures has been gaining volume and market share, and October has turned out to be a breakout month for the new fully regulated electronic exchange.

October Highlights:
• Total volume exceeded 1mm contracts
• October ADV exceeded 50K contracts, up 30% from September ADV
• ELX market share in 2 Year Note futures was over 4% for October and over 5% for the second half of month
• ELX market share in 5 Year Note futures was 5% for October and nearly 5 ½% for the second half of the month
• ELX total market share was 2.8% for October and over 3% for the second half of the month
• For the last 4 trading days of October a new volume record was set each day, of these the first three days were over 65K and the final day was over 75K
• All four Treasury products: 2, 5 and 10 Year Notes, and 30 Year Bonds, had record volume trading days in October

Neal Wolkoff, Chief Executive Officer of ELX Futures, said, “October has been a remarkable month for ELX. We reported record trading volumes in all our Treasury products and we have made great strides in capturing market share, and attracting new customers. We continue to push forward and build momentum and I am confident that ELX’s compelling pricing model and modern rule set will attract more market participants to take a look at our business.”

CBOE Oct avg daily volume falls 21 pct from yr ago

CBOE Oct trading volume dips 24 percent from year earlier
* CBOE posts record-setting volume in October 2008
* Year-to-date avg daily volume falls 6 pct from year ago
November 2, 2009-- - The Chicago Board Options Exchange said on Monday that average daily trading volume last month fell 21 percent to 4.6 million contracts from an average 5.8 million contracts per day in October 2008.

Overall October volume dropped 24 percent to 101.8 million contracts versus the record-setting 134.2 million contracts exchanged in October 2008, said CBOE, the largest U.S. options exchange.

When compared to September 2009, October total volume rose 3 percent, while average daily volume was off 2 percent, the exchange said in a statement.

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