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American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

Date 12/05/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Monday, May 15, 2006 on the following exchange traded fund:
  • iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (Symbol: EEM)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 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. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund, a non-diversified fund, seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities in the Index, which have a similar investment profile.