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American Stock Exchange News Release

Exchange Release

Media Contact: Catherine Chantharaj
American Stock Exchange
212-306-1689 / catherine.chantharaj@amex.com

 

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS A DECREASE IN SHORT INTEREST

New York, October 4, 2007 — The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,004,412,083 shares as of the September 28, 2007 settlement date, a decrease of 26,217,224 from the 1,030,629,307 (adjusted) shares reported on September 14, 2007. The September figure represents trades through September 25, 2007.

In the year ago period, short interest totaled 964,873,409 (adjusted).

The September short interest position reflects short interest reported by all broker-dealers (not only Amex member firms) in Amex-listed stocks. A short position of 5,000 or more shares existed in 824 issues. Some short position was shown in 1,300 issues.

The attached short interest report was compiled by the Amex on the basis of information obtained from its member and non-member organizations covering all securities dealt in on the Exchange on both round and odd-lots. 

Adjusted short interest for the preceding 12 months is shown below:

September 14,2007

1,030,629,307

February 15, 2007

750,619,455

August 15, 2007

1,194,902,117

January 12, 2007

764,630,672

July 13, 2007

1,097,414,533December 15, 2006771,894,136

June 15, 2007

1,092,317,747

November 15, 2006

751,989,652

May 15, 2007

940,482,902

October 13, 2006

769,277,350

April 13, 2007

865,833,907

September 15, 2006

964,873,409

March 15, 2007

877,447,463

Changes in the Amex's Short Interest Reporting:

Please be advised that there is a new way of accessing short interest information for the Amex through www.amexdata.com. Access to the site will be in addition to the standard Amex press release on short interest.  The short interest data will be available to registered members of the media at www.amexdata.com by 2pm on the publication date.  If you have any questions, please contact Amex Market Data Customer Service at 212-306-1340 or marketdataproducts@amex.com. 

About American Stock Exchange
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 342 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.