(Source: Business Wire)

Jefferies today announced that options on the Jefferies TR/J CRB Global
Commodity Equity Index Fund (NYSE: CRBQ) began trading last week on NYSE
Amex under the symbol QVE.
The composite-tracking Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Commodity Equity Index
Fund is an ETF product based on the CRB-EQ series of indices which seeks
investment results that replicate, as closely as possible, before fees
and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Thomson Reuters /
Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Equity Index. Building upon
the 50-plus-year history of the Thomson Reuters / Jefferies CRB Index
("the CRB Index"), the CRB-EQ group of indices offers investors access
to benchmarks for globally traded equities of companies principally
engaged in the production and distribution of commodities and
commodity-related products and services in the agriculture, industrial
metals, energy and precious metals sectors.
As of November 6, 2009, there were 1.35 million newly created CRBQ
shares with average daily trading volume since inception of
approximately 72,000 shares.
About Jefferies
Jefferies, a major global securities and investment banking group, has
served companies and their investors for more than 45 years.
Headquartered in New York City, with offices in more than 25 cities
around the world, Jefferies provides clients with capital markets and
financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities
research and asset management. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the
principal operating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF: www.jefferies.com).
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Options are not suitable for all investors
Investors should consider the following risk factors and special
considerations associated with investing in the ETF, which may cause you
to lose money.