RBC Financial Group today issued three new series of Liquid Equity Option-linked noteS (LEOS) aimed at risk-averse retail investors looking to gain access to the international marketplace.

RBC Principal Protected S&P 500 LEOS Series 2 – US$ Denominated provide exposure to the S&P 500 Index, with its return based on the quarterly average performance of the Index over the final two and a half years before maturity. RBC S&P 500 LEOS are available to self-directed investors, as well as through investment advisors and financial planners up until Oct. 11, 2005. These notes are 100% RRSP eligible and have a maturity date of Oct. 15, 2015.

RBC Principal Protected Nikkei 225 LEOS Series 1 provides exposure to the Nikkei 225 Index, with its return based on the quarterly average performance of the Index over the final year before maturity. RBC Nikkei 225 LEOS are available to self-directed investors, as well as through investment advisors and financial planners up until Oct. 19, 2005. These notes are 100% RRSP eligible and have a maturity date of Oct. 25, 2012.

RBC Principal Protected Global LEOS Series 4 provide exposure to the returns of three of the world’s major indices: the S&P 500 Index, the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 Index and the Nikkei 225 Stock Average. RBC Global LEOS are available to self-directed investors, as well as through investment advisors and financial planners up until Oct. 31, 2005. These notes are 100% RRSP eligible and have a maturity date of Nov. 7, 2013.

Both the RBC S&P 500 LEOS and RBC Nikkei 225 LEOS will be conditionally listed on the TSX and can be obtained through a broker.

RBC Global LEOS can be purchased through FundSERV, by entering the code RBC014.