Tradr Debuts First-to-Market ETFs on Meta, AXT, Coherent & Lightwave Logic

Launch broadens the firm's diverse suite of leveraged strategies covering highly watched technology stocks

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tradr ETFs, a provider of ETFs designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders, today launched four first-to-market single-stock leveraged ETFs listed on Cboe. The new funds provide investors with 2X long or inverse exposure to four individual technology stocks, offering additional tools for expressing both bullish and bearish market views.

NEW SHORT ETFS

• Tradr 2X Short META Daily ETF (Cboe: METQ) – seeks -200% of the daily performance of Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META)
• Tradr 2X Short AXTI Daily ETF (Cboe: AXTQ) – seeks -200% of the daily performance of AXT, Inc. (Nasdaq: AXTI)
• Tradr 2X Short COHR Daily ETF (Cboe: COHQ) – seeks -200% of the daily performance of Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR)

AXTQ complements the Tradr 2X Long AXTI Daily ETF (Cboe: AXTX), which seeks 200% of the daily performance of AXTI. Similarly, COHQ complements the Tradr 2X Long COHR Daily ETF (Cboe: COHX), providing investors with both bullish and bearish strategies to express high conviction views on two burgeoning growth stories.

NEW LONG ETF

• Tradr 2X Long LWLG Daily ETF (Cboe: LWLX) – seeks 200% of the daily performance of Lightwave Logic, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWLG)

"The launch of METQ adds to our established stable of inverse strategies on mega-cap tech names that includes Amazon, NVIDIA and Tesla," said Matt Markiewicz, Head of Product and Capital Markets at Tradr ETFs. "While our COHX and AXTX ETFs have been very well-received long exposures since launching early this year, active traders have indicated strong interest in being able to swing trade COHR and AXTI from the short side as well. So we are excited to bring out COHQ and AXTQ to meet that demand. Meanwhile, although LWLG is a smaller-cap name in nature, it is quietly gaining attention as investors continue to realize the important role that optic materials companies play in the AI connectivity and data transmission buildout story."

Tradr's product line has now grown to 83 leveraged ETFs. Its strategies can be accessed through most brokerage platforms and allow investors to avoid the hassle of using margin and the complexity of options trading. The firm continues its mission of providing sophisticated investors with innovative trading tools that enhance their ability to express market views with precision and efficiency.

For detailed information on Tradr ETFs and the significant risks involved with leveraged ETFs, please visit www.tradretfs.com.

About Tradr ETFs
Tradr ETFs are designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders who are looking to express high conviction investment views. The strategies include leveraged and inverse ETFs that seek short or long exposure to actively traded stocks and ETFs.

IMPORTANT RISK INFORMATION

Tradr ETFs are for sophisticated investors and professional traders with high conviction views and are very different from most other ETFs. The Funds are intended to be used as short-term trading vehicles and pursue leveraged investment objectives, which means they are riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the Funds magnify the performance of their underlying security. The volatility of the underlying security may affect a Fund's return as much as, or more than, the return of the underlying security.

Investors in the fund should: (a) understand the risks associated with the use of leverage; (b) understand the consequences of seeking inverse and leveraged investment results; (c) for short ETFs, understand the risk of shorting; (d) intend to actively monitor and manage their investment. Fund performance will likely be significantly different than the benchmark over periods longer than the specified reset period and the performance may trend in the opposite direction than its benchmark over periods other than that period.

Leverage increases the risk of a total loss of an investor's investment, may increase the volatility of the Funds, and may magnify any differences between the performance of the Funds and their reference security. The Funds seek leveraged investment results for a specific period (daily, monthly or quarterly). The exact exposure of an investment in the Fund intra-period will depend upon the movement of the reference security from the end of the prior period until the time of investment by the investor.

The Fund will not attempt to position its portfolio to ensure it does not gain or lose more than a maximum percentage of its net asset value on a given trading day. As a consequence, investors in a Fund that seeks two times daily performance would lose all of their money if the Fund's underlying security moves more than 50% in a direction adverse to the Fund on a given trading day.

ETFs involve risk including possible loss of the full principal value. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Principal risks and other important risks may be found in the prospectus. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

ETF shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the ETF. There can be no guarantee that an active trading market for ETF shares will develop or be maintained, or that their listing will continue or remain unchanged. Buying or selling ETF shares on an exchange may require the payment of brokerage commissions and frequent trading may incur brokerage costs that detract significantly from investment returns.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds. This and other important information about the Fund is contained in the Prospectus, which can be obtained by visiting www.tradretfs.com. The Prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

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