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 http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of The American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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