Options Based On Fixed Income ETFs To Trade On The American Stock Exchange Amex to Trade Options On iShares GS $ InvesTop Corporate Bond Fund

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced it will launch trading on the first options based on Fixed Income ETFs, the latest generation of exchange traded funds. Options based on the underlying shares of iShares GS $ InvesTop Corporate Bond Fund (Symbol: LQD) will begin trading on Thursday, March 6.

The iShares GS $ InvesTop Corporate Bond Fund options will open with strike prices of 100 - 101 - 102 - 103 - 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 - 108 - 109 - 110 - 111 - 112 - 113 - 114 - 115 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle, with initial expirations in March, April, June, and September. The specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC.

The iShares GS $ InvesTop Corporate Bond Fund seeks investment results that, before expenses, generally correspond to the price and yield performance of the GS $ InvesTop Corporate Bond Index.