EWX SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap

NEW YORK, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today announced that it launched trading in the SPDR(R) S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF (AMEX:EWX), issued by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) on May 16, 2008. EWX aims to track the total return performance of the S&P/Citigroup Emerging Market (less than) US$2 billion Index. The Index is a float adjusted, market cap weighted index that represents the small capitalization segment of emerging countries included in the BMI Global Equity Index. The BMI Global Equity Index captures the full universe of institutionally investable stocks in developed and emerging markets with float-adjusted market capitalizations of at least $100 million. "Amex and State Street share a longtime commitment to bringing new and innovative products to the ETF marketplace," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. "We are proud to have been chosen to list EWX, which offers investors exposure to the small-cap segment of global emerging markets." Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, LP is the specialist for EWX. 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 398 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 http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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