Saxo Bank adds Ethereum Tracker to Its Trading Platform

Saxo Bank is adding to its list of assets the Ethereum Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) that earlier this week were listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm exchange. The decision is in line with Saxo Bank’s strategy to provide access to its clients that are willing to gain cryptocurrency exposure.

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The Ethereum product is complimenting Saxo Bank’s already offered Bitcoin tracking ETNs that are also listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm.

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Cryptomarket Capitalization Over $160B

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Commenting on the launch, Saxo Bank’s Head of Markets, the Claus Nielsen said: “We have increasing client demand for exposure to cryptocurrencies and I am very pleased that we can now offer clients exposure to both Bitcoin and Ethereum through Exchange Traded Notes.”

“Cryptocurrency markets are still at an early development stage and we find that listed products like ETNs without leverage, offering high levels of transparency, are good ways to include cryptocurrencies in our multi-asset product offering spanning more than 35,000 instruments. We continue to follow the developments in cryptocurrency markets and expect to able to add more instruments to our offering going forward,” Nielsen elaborates.