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American Stock Exchange Begins Trading In Amex Equities And ETFs After A Delayed Opening

Date 09/02/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) began trading Amex equities and ETFs today at 12:30 p.m. after a delayed opening. The delay was due to a system interruption at the Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC), our technology service provider.

Over the weekend, SIAC tested new technology, which will upgrade capacity and enhance the efficiency of the Amex trading platforms. Today, there was an interruption in the system services that is being fully investigated to identify the exact source of the problem.

The interruption affected trading in Amex equities and ETFs. Options continued trading.