American Stock Exchange Lists Merrill Lynch's STARS Linked to the Russell 2000 Index

NEW YORK, March 31  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) opened trading on Merrill Lynch's STARS Linked to the Russell 2000 Index.

Priced at $10.00 per unit with an initial offer size of 2,500,000 units, this equity trades under the ticker symbol RER and has a maturity date of April 02, 2010.

The notes are issued by Merrill Lynch. The Amex specialist unit is LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.

If you would like to receive a copy of the prospectus for RER, please visit the American Stock Exchange website at http://www.amex.com/.

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). 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 384 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. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. 

DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange



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