FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

New FTSE/ATHEX indices launched 3 November 2008

FTSE Group has launched two new indices in partnership with the Athens and Cyprus exchanges.

FTSE/ATHEX Liquid Mid Index - The FTSE/ATHEX Liquid Mid Index will provide market participants with access to the most liquid stocks taken from the FTSE/ATHEX Mid 40 constituents.

FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking Index - The FTSE/ATHEX-CSE Banking Index will capture the performance of banks listed on the Athens and Cyprus stock exchanges.

• FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

  FTSE/ATHEX 20 - the top 20 companies by market capitalisation. FTSE/ATHEX 20 index futures became the first products to trade on the Athens Derivatives Exchange.

  FTSE/ATHEX Mid 40 - medium sized companies, this index measures the growth sector of the market.

  FTSE/ATHEX SmallCap - covers the next 80 companies after FTSE/ATHEX 20 and FTSE/ATHEX Mid 40 Induces.

  FTSE/ATHEX 140 - a new benchmark comprising the constituents of the FTSE/ATHEX 20, 40 and SmallCap, tracking their cumulative performance exactly.

  FTSE/ATHEX International Index - the representative index for all eligible companies, Greek and non-Greek, that trade on the ATHEX Common Trading Platform and are eligible for the Big Cap segment of the Athens Exchange.