Market Vectors Etf Trust - Securities Registration (section 12(b)) (8-A12B)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________________
FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Market Vectors ETF Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	(See Below)
(State of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


99 Park Avenue, 8th Floor,	10016
New York, New York	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Name of the Exchange on	I.R.S.
to be so Registered:	Which Each Class is to be so Registered	Employer Identification Number
Shares of beneficial interest, no par value per
share, of:
Market Vectors— Gulf States Index ETF	NYSE Arca, Inc.	26-2589370
Market Vectors— Africa Index ETF	NYSE Arca, Inc.	26-2588674

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. £

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-123257; 811-10325.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE

Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

Descriptions of the shares of beneficial interest, no par value, of the Market Vectors—Gulf States Index ETF and of the Market Vectors—Africa Index ETF, investment portfolios of Market Vectors ETF Trust (the “Trust”), to be registered hereunder are set forth in Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (Commission File Nos. 333 123257; 811-10325) filed on July 8, 2008, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 2. Exhibits

1. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust is included as Exhibit (a) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-123257; 811-10325), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2006.

2. The Trust’s By-Laws are included as Exhibit (b) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-123257; 811 10325), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2006.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.