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AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE LAUNCHES VAN ECK’S MARKET VECTORS–GAMING ETF | ||
New York, January 24, 2008 – The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced today that it has launched trading in the Market Vectors–Gaming ETF (Amex: BJK) by Van Eck Global. The investment objective of the Market Vectors–Gaming ETF is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the S-Network Global Gaming IndexSM. The S-Network Global Gaming Index is a rules based index intended to give investors a means of tracking the overall performance of a global universe of listed companies engaged in the global gaming industry. “The American Stock Exchange is delighted to partner with Van Eck to introduce the first ETF in the U.S. to track a broad spectrum of companies involved in the global gaming industry,” said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex’s ETF marketplace. “We are pleased to have been selected to list this new product and support Van Eck as they continue to expand their family of Market Vector ETFs.” The specialist for BJK is Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. | ||
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