NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
today announced that it has launched trading in the Claymore/AlphaShares China
Small Cap Index ETF (Amex: HAO) by Claymore Securities, Inc. (Claymore). This
brings the total number of ETFs listed on the Amex to 384.
"We are pleased to be supporting Claymore as they continue to expand their
family of ETFs and provide the investing community with new ways to diversify
their portfolios," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF
Marketplace. "HAO offers investors interested in emerging markets exposure to
the small cap segment of Chinese market."
HAO aims to track the performance of an equity index called the
AlphaShares China Small Cap Index which is designed to measure and monitor the
performance of publicly-traded mainland China-based small capitalization
companies.
Kellogg Capital Group, LLC is the specialist for HAO.
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 HOLDRS(SM). 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 384 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 www.amex.com.
SOURCE The American Stock Exchange
Bari Trontz of The American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964,
bari.trontz@amex.com
