SIX announces Leverage Shares Limited as the latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with crypto-assets as underlying. Leverage Shares is listing triple-leveraged long and short ETPs on Bitcoin and Ethereum. These products represent crypto ETPs that are now listed on a primary exchange and increase the total number of listed crypto products on SIX to 452.
Leverage Shares brings a key update to SIX Swiss Exchange and expands the range of crypto ETPs available on SIX, “providing investors with access to ETPs that deliver either 3x long or -3x short exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum.”
Trading on exchange like equities and allowing for multiple market makers, they offer a liquid, direct investment solution for investors “familiar with leverage and daily rebalancing.” They are traded in EUR and USD.
These investment solutions mark their global premiere at SIX Swiss Exchange, broadening access to “leveraged crypto exposures on a regulated and reliable platform.”
Since the start of the year, the 205 crypto-asset ETPs listed at SIX Swiss Exchange have generated a trading turnover of “CHF 3.83 billion across 203’000 trades.”
This represents a 19.0% increase compared to the whole previous year. Of the total 205 ETPs with crypto asset underlyings, Bitcoin leads “in trading volume share at 31.7%, followed by Solana at 25%.”
The launch of these leveraged ETPs on Bitcoin and Ethereum offers investors access to “liquid cryptocurrencies and a targeted way to optimize their exposure.”
José Poncela, Head of Product, Leverage Shares Limited said that they are proud to bring the world’s “triple‑leveraged long and short crypto ETPs to a primary exchange – debuting globally at SIX Swiss Exchange.”
By delivering 3x daily exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum, they offer investors a liquid, exchange‑traded way to express “directional views in a simple way.”
As a provider of these products, they focus on “designing, launching, and distributing instruments at scale,” reinforcing their commitment to making advanced strategies accessible via “institutional‑grade products.”
Danielle Reischuk, Senior ETFs & ETPs Sales Manager, SIX Swiss Exchange, added that they are pleased to work with Leverage Shares as a new issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange for the “global premiere of their triple‑leveraged crypto ETPs.”
This listing underscores their ability “to onboard and distribute instruments efficiently within a regulated environment.”
By expanding investor access to leveraged exposures on Bitcoin and Ethereum, SIX continues to “strengthen its position as a venue for investment solutions and to enhance transparency across the Swiss market.”
Leverage Shares Limited is Europe’s issuer of “single-stock Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs).”
Founded in 2017, the firm manages $1.5 billion+ in Assets Under Management and offers 180+ ETPs – “leveraged, inverse, and unleveraged – providing exposure to stocks, indices, and commodities, listed in multiple currencies.”
Its core lines include Leverage Shares (leveraged and inverse ETPs), IncomeShares (options-based income ETPs), and a White Label platform enabling partners to launch branded ETPs, “designed to make strategies accessible through liquid products.”
As covered, SIX serves the Swiss and Spanish financial centers and “a broad international client base, offering infrastructure services.”
SIX operates stock exchanges and provides services “in post trading, financial information as well as the payments business.”
The firm is reportedly owned by its users (about 120 FIs).
With 4,400+ employees and a presence in 19 countries, SIX reports that it generated operating income of “CHF 1.6 billion and EBITDA of CHF 443.7 million in 2024.”
