OREANDA-NEWS. Nasdaq, in conjunction with other listing exchanges, has updated the list of ETPs eligible for Tier 1 of the Limit Up/Limit Down Plan (LULD Plan). The updated list of Tier 1 ETPs can be found here and will be effective as of Monday, January 4, 2016.

Symbols Moving from Tier 1 to Tier 2

The following Nasdaq-listed symbols will be moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2 starting Monday, January 4, 2016:

DWTR PowerShares DWA Tactical Sector Rotation Portfolio
EEMA iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF
IDLB PowerShares FTSE International Low Beta Equal Weight Portfolio
PSCH PowerShares S&P SmallCap Health Care Portfolio
PSCT PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio
QABA First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
USLB PowerShares Russell Low Beta Equal Weight Portfolio
VIDI Vident International Equity Fund

Symbols Moving from Tier 2 to Tier 1

The following Nasdaq-listed symbols will be added from Tier 2 to Tier 1 starting Monday, January 4, 2016:

COMT iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF
FEUZ First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX Fund
FHK First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund
QTEC First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Index Fund
SOCL Global X Social Media Index ETF