NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, September 21, 2006 on the following exchange traded funds by Claymore Securities, Inc. (Claymore): * Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF (AMEX:EEB) * Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF (AMEX:NFO) * Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF (AMEX:STH) * Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation ETF (AMEX:(XRO) * Claymore/Zacks Yield Hog ETF (AMEX:CVY) Claymore/BNY BRIC ETF options will open with strike prices of a range (20 - 30 1 pt increments) and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Claymore/BNY BRIC fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the BNY BRIC Index. Claymore/Sabrient Insider ETF options will open with strike prices of a range of (20 - 30 1 pt increments) and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Jane Street Specialist, LLC. Claymore/Sabrient Insider fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Sabrient Insider Sentiment Index. Claymore/Sabrient Stealth ETF options will open with strike prices of a range (20 - 30 1 pt increments) and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Claymore/Sabrient Stealth fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Sabrient Stealth Index. Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation ETF options will open with strike prices of a range (20 - 30 1 pt increments) and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Claymore/Zacks Sector Rotation fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Zacks Sector Rotation Index. Claymore/Zacks Yield Hog ETF options will open with strike prices of a range (20 - 30 1 pt increments) and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Claymore/Zacks Yield Hog fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the Zacks Yield Hog 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 191 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: Bari Trontz of The American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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