Press release: Leonteq becomes exclusive market maker for ETPs on BX Swiss as it strengthens its retail strategy

PRESS RELEASE | LEONTEQ BECOMES EXCLUSIVE MARKET MAKER FOR ETPS ON BX SWISS AS IT STRENGTHENS ITS RETAIL STRATEGY

Zurich, 17 June 2025

Leonteq today announced that it has become the exclusive market maker for exchange-traded products (ETPs) on BX Swiss, effective as of the beginning of June 2025. This milestone marks a significant step in the systematic execution of Leonteq’s Retail Flow Business strategy.

Following its acquisition of a 10% equity stake in BX Swiss in December 2023, Leonteq became the exclusive market maker for equities and ETFs on the exchange as of April 2024. Building on this strategic milestone, Leonteq expanded its footprint in the Swiss market by launching its listed leverage products business in April 2025, with a focus on retail investors. The product range has since grown to include 4,500 listed leverage products, comprising Mini-Futures, Open-End Knock-Out Warrants, and Warrants on more than 100 underlying assets.

As part of its continued growth strategy, Leonteq has now become the exclusive market maker for all ETPs listed on BX Swiss. With this extended mandate, Leonteq will ensure high-quality liquidity and competitive pricing across the full range of listed ETPs, further enhancing the appeal of BX Swiss for both retail and institutional market participants. In line with this development, Leonteq also plans to progressively widen the universe of available ETPs, offering investors broader access to diversified and innovative investment opportunities.

Building on its strategic partnership with BX Swiss and its ambition to grow its presence in the retail market, Leonteq plans to further develop its product universe by listing additional leverage products on the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss in the coming months.

Christian Spieler, CEO of Leonteq, stated: "We are proud to deepen our collaboration with BX Swiss and to take on this expanded responsibility. This marks another important step in our strategy to build a robust, technology-driven ecosystem for retail flow in Switzerland.”

David Kunz, COO of BX Swiss, said: “The expansion of Leonteq's market-making activities into the ETP segment underscores our firm commitment to further developing BX Swiss as a dynamic and innovative stock exchange. Investors benefit from enhanced liquidity, competitive pricing, and efficient access to an expanding universe of exchange-traded products.”

BX Swiss is an established stock exchange based in Zurich. It is part of Boerse Stuttgart Group and is subject to the Financial Market Infrastructure Act and supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. BX Swiss offers active investors access to financial products such as equities from over 30 markets in Swiss francs, AMCs, ETFs, ETPs on various cryptocurrencies, bonds, funds, and structured products (deriBX).

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LEONTEQ

Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, Middle East and Asia. Leonteq Securities AG is the main operating subsidiary of Leonteq AG. The company is a securities firm regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Authority FINMA and was assigned a BBB credit-rating by Fitch Ratings. Leonteq AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON) and was assigned with an AA ESG-rating by MSCI. www.leonteq.com

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