American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on the iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) announced today that it will launch trading in options on Thursday, March 24, 2005 on the underlying shares of the iShares(R) S&P Latin American 40 Index Fund (ILF). The iShares(R) S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund will open with position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, L.P. The iShares(R) S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund's objective seeks investment results that correspond to the performance of the S&P Latin America 40 Index. 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 155 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641 or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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