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American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On The Russell 2000 Index (RUT)

Date 09/02/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Friday, February 10, 2006 on the following exchange traded fund:

  • Russell 2000 Index (Symbol: RUT)

    Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options will open with position limits of 50,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be CTC, LLC. Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, representing approximately 8% of the Russell 3000 Index total market capitalization.