Amex Composite Performance

Since December 2003, the Amex Composite Index (XAX) has outpaced the NYSE and the Nasdaq composite indexes as well as the major financial indexes.

Looking back over a five-year period, the Amex Composite Index not only outpaced the Nasdaq Composite Index, but also accomplished this with substantially less risk.

Investment Banks Support the Amex

The Amex is globally recognized by top financial institutions, attracting a variety of companies, industries, financial products and IPOs to the Exchange. Over the last few years a number of leading investment banks have advised their clients from around the world that the American Stock Exchange is the best market to meet their needs. Here is a sampling of the leading global investment banks that have underwritten offerings which were listed on the Amex: