Why issue ETFs

Growth of ETFs in the UK

The first ETF was listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market in April 2000. This was followed by a steady growth in the number of funds listed, but it was not until the abolition of stamp duty on ETFs that incorporate overseas in February 2007, that this already flourishing market transformed into a leading European centre for ETFs, with funds ranging from emerging markets, bonds, sector specific to currencies.

Why choose the London Stock Exchange?

• As one of the leading financial centres in the World, underpinned by globally respected standards of regulation and a deep pool of liquidity, London continues to create an environment conducive to evermore opportunities.
  
  
• The market for ETFs operates in an order driven environment on SETS, the London Stock Exchange’s premier trading service with integrated Market Maker liquidity provision, delivering guaranteed two-way prices. This ensures that all ETFs trading on the London Stock Exchange are continuously supported with bid-offer orders throughout the trading day in a minimum size and maximum spread regime.
  
  
• Within the first year of the tax regulation reform in 2007, the number of ETFs listed on our Exchange increased by a massive 146 per cent, with the monthly value traded increasing by 103 per cent and the number of trades in the month increasing by 88 per cent. This trend is set to continue, giving you one of the best environments to launch your ETFs.
  
  
• The price and trading data of your products will be disseminated to over 139,000 professional terminals worldwide and is then disseminated to websites and private investors worldwide via our Infolect data feed. This helps to ensure that essential data about your products reach investors globally.