NEW YORK, March 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and WisdomTree (Pink Sheets:WSDT), a leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsor and index developer, announced today that NASDAQ OMX PHLX has listed options on the WisdomTree Dreyfus Currency Income ETF family. They are the first options based on actively-managed ETFs.

Options are available on the following seven ETFs:

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ETF Name                                                  Fund Ticker
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WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund                        BZF
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WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund                          CYB
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WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro Fund                                  EU
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WisdomTree Dreyfus Indian Rupee Fund                          ICN
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WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen Fund                          JYF
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WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand Dollar Fund                    BNZ
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WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand Fund                    SZR
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