| New York, October 19, 2006 -
The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 949,153,193 shares as of the October 13, 2006 settlement date, a decrease of 15,720,216 from the 964,873,409 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-September. The October figure represents trades through October 10, 2006.
In the year ago period, short interest totaled 880,885,518 (adjusted).
The October 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 749 issues. Some short position was shown in 1,093 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 15, 2006 |
964,873,409 (A) |
March 15, 2005 |
831,700,047 (A) |
| August 15, 2006 |
949,982,868 (A) |
February 15, 2005 |
834,793,071 (A) |
| July 14, 2006 |
937,332,566 (A) |
January 13, 2006 |
760,236,190 (A) |
| June 15, 2006 |
987,762,127 (A) |
December 15, 2005 |
769,843,584(A) |
| May 15, 2006 |
906,981,875 (A) |
November 15, 2005 |
774,505,728 (A) |
| April 13, 2006 |
863,513,919 (A) |
October 14, 2005 |
880,885,518 (A) |
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.amextrader.com. Access to the site will be in addition to the standard Amex press release on short interest. Interested members of the media must contact Eleanor Henry at the Amex in advance by phone at 212-306-1529 or email at ehenry@amex.com to obtain an ID and password to access the site on www.amextrader.com. This page will be available only to registered members of the media. The report will be available by 2:00 p.m. on the publication date.
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