American Stock Exchange News Release
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AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE TO TRADE OPTIONS ON CLAYMORE/CLEAR GLOBAL EXCHANGE BROKERS & ASSET MANAGER INDEX ETF | ||
New York, June 29, 2007— The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, July 2, 2007 on the following Amex-listed exchange traded fund: • Claymore/Clear Global Exchange Brokers & Asset Manager Index ETF (Symbol: EXB) Claymore/Clear Global Exchange Brokers & Asset Manager Index ETF options will open with strike prices of 20 – 30 (1pt increments) and position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Bluefin Trading LLC. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an index called the Clear Global Exchanges, Brokers & Asset Manager Index. The Index is comprised of 50 equity securities traded on major global exchanges, as well as American depositary receipts and global depositary receipts of companies that operate a security exchange or brokerage/asset management firm as a primary business. The companies in the Index are intended to be representative of the highest ranking stocks in the global universe of companies engaged in these businesses as determined through independent research provided by Clear Indexes LLC. | ||
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The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 327 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks.