In the news: ETFs and hurricanes

By: Ray Pellecchia

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On the non-Hybrid Market fronts, a couple of news items, one from earlier today and another from earlier this week:

WisdomTree Lists 20 New ETFs on the NYSE, Largest Ever Set of Original ETF Listings on the NYSE

NEW YORK , June 16, 2006 – NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) announced today that 20 original listings of WisdomTree ETFs began trading on the NYSE. As the first family of fundamentally-weighted dividend-based ETFs, the WisdomTree Domestic and International Equity Funds are based on proprietary Indexes developed by WisdomTree Investments. These Indexes cover major U.S. and international market capitalizations and determine component weight by the amount of ordinary cash dividends a company pays.

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The WisdomTree Indexes weight companies in each Index based on their contribution to the dividend stream available to investors. The WisdomTree Indexes create a global, investable index family that scales for the size of the firm paying the dividend.

NYSE Regulation, Inc.'s Latest Edition of the “NYSE Informed Investor” Series Advises: The Start Of Hurricane Season Is Time For Investors To Be Prepared For Disaster

NEW YORK, June 14, 2006 -- NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today publication of the latest edition of The "NYSE Informed Investor," an ongoing series of information bulletins that provides practical guidance for investors on important, timely topics. The latest update addresses how investors can best manage their financial records in case disaster strikes.