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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2013
Securities Act File No. 333-123257
Investment Company Act File No. 811-10325
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
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Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post Effective Amendment No. 1,041
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Registration Statement Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Amendment No. 1,045
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MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 293-2000
Registrant’s Telephone Number
Joseph J. McBrien, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Van Eck Associates Corporation
335 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10017
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Stuart M. Strauss, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.
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IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)
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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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On April 12, 2013 pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
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On [date] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485
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IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The sole purpose of this filing is to delay the effectiveness of the Trust’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 148 to its Registration Statement until April 12, 2013. Parts A, B and C of Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 148 under the Securities Act of 1933 and No. 152 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, filed on June 18, 2010, are incorporated by reference herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York on the 15th day of March 2013.
MARKET VECTORS ETF TRUST
By: /s/ Jan F. van Eck*
Name: Jan F. van Eck
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following person in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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/s/ David H. Chow*
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Trustee
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March 15, 2013
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David H. Chow
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/s/ R. Alastair Short*
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Trustee
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R. Alastair Short
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| /s/ Peter J. Sidebottom* |
Trustee |
March 15, 2013 |
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/s/ Richard D. Stamberger*
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Trustee
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Richard D. Stamberger
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/s/ Jan F. van Eck*
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee
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Jan F. van Eck
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/s/ John J. Crimmins*
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Chief Financial Officer
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John J. Crimmins
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| *By: /s/ Jonathan R. Simon |
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| Jonathan R. Simon |
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| Attorney‑in‑Fact |
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