NEW YORK, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will begin trading end of quarter expiration options on Thursday, August 24, 2006 on the following ETFs. * Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF Symbol: XLE; Quarterly option symbol: GQQ) * iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (ETF Symbol: IWM; Quarterly option symbol: IQQ; LEAPs symbol: YNL) * Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (ETF Symbol: SPY; Quarterly option symbol: RQQ; LEAPs symbol: YAZ) * NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock (ETF Symbol: QQQQ; Quarterly option symbol: QQQ; LEAPs symbol: OOF) Quarterly expiration options will trade with expirations in March, June, September and December. Expiration will be on the last business day of each respective month. Initially, Amex will list options with quarterly expirations in September 2006, December 2006, March 2007, June 2007 and quarterly LEAPS options expiring in December 2007. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that 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 188 ETFs. 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, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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