American Stock Exchange Lists Five New Exchange Traded Funds During The Month of February

NEW YORK, March 2  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) announced today it listed five new exchange traded funds (ETFs) issued by three separate issuers in February, bringing the total number of ETFs to 155.

"The year 2006 is shaping up to be a strong year for new ETF issues on the American Stock Exchange," said Cliff Weber, Senior Vice President of the ETF Marketplace at the Amex. "Creativity and product innovation are hallmarks of all our issuers, and the Amex is pleased these institutions have chosen to list their products on our market."

During February, the Amex listed the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index Fund (ticker: DBC), the first ever commodity index-linked fund on a United States exchange.

In addition, the Exchange partnered with PowerShares Capital Management to bring the Zacks Small-Cap ETF to market (ticker: PZJ), its 36th ETF listed at the Amex. State Street Global Advisors also launched three new funds: SPDR Biotech (ticker: XBI), SPDR Homebuilders (ticker: XHB) and SPDR Semiconductor (ticker: XSD).

About The American Stock Exchange

The Amex is the only primary exchange that 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 currently lists 155 ETFs and HOLDRS.  The Amex also lists and trades various options contracts, including, options on ETFs, broad-based and sector indexes and domestic and foreign stocks. 

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