American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund ETF

NEW YORK, April 4  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, April 5, 2007 on the following Amex listed exchange traded fund:

-- iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (Symbol: EWZ)

iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund's object is to provide investment results that correspond to the performance of publicly traded securities in the Brazilian market, as measured by the MSCI Brazil (Free) Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of index stocks using a "portfolio sampling" technique.

About the American Stock Exchange

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 HOLDRSSM. 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 281 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: American Stock Exchange



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