Amex.com Offers World Investor Link's The Annual Reports Service.Business Editors/High Tech Writers RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 World Investor Link Inc., the investor services firm that introduces corporate clients to serious, self-directed investors, announced today that Amex.com, the Web site of the nation's second-largest, floor-based exchange, now carries The Annual Reports Service. The Annual Reports Service--indicated by the familiar "club" symbol that accompanies stock listings and analysis in more than 141 major financial publications and Web sites including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Financial Times, Yahoo! Finance, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. MarketWatch and ABCNews.com--provides investors with access to free annual reports and financial information from participating companies. Prospective investors can download the financial information instantly and request hardcopy versions to be mailed within 24 hours. "With The Annual Reports Service at Amex.com investors can access even more financial and strategic information about the companies listed on our exchange," said Perry Peregoy, senior vice president of The American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. . "For our companies, this service provides additional opportunities for reaching individual investors." Individuals can access The Annual Reports Service from the American Stock Exchange Web site, www.amex.com, by clicking on the "Stock Report" box to access the link "Open Annual Report." "We are excited about Amex.com offering The Annual Reports Service," said J. Patrick Galleher, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of World Investor Link. "In 2000, we made over 5 million investor introductions to over 4,000 publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. and mutual funds in nine countries. Our program allows companies to get their message out to investors--outside of an analyst's interpretation. Our research shows that the investors who use our service are serious about understanding these companies because they are making above-average and long-term investments." Corporate clients that sign up to use The Annual Reports Service benefit from daily feedback from World Investor Link about investors who have expressed interest in their company. This information, provided to clients through a client-specific World Investor Link Web site, allows a company to build a database of interested investors and analyze investor interest to develop further investor-relations strategies. About The American Stock Exchange As the nation's second-largest, floor-based exchange, the American Stock Exchange has a significant presence in common stocks, index shares and equity derivative In finance, an equity derivative is a class of financial instruments whose value is at least partly derived from one or more underlying equity securities. Market participants trade equity derivatives in order to transfer or transform certain risks associated with the securities. Amex is on the leading edge of exchanges worldwide in developing successful new investment products and innovative services for companies and investors. About World Investor Link World Investor Link Inc. (www.worldinvestorlink.com) is the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary of WILink.com, plc. (WLK WLK We Love Katamari (game) WLK Windows Logo Key :LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor ), the worldwide leader in providing serious, high-net-worth, individual investors with annual reports and fund prospectuses. World Investor Link provides the financial information that investors rate as the most credible - company annual reports - through two free services (O.Eng. Law) such feudal services as were not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum of money, etc. See also: Free : The Annual Reports Service and The Fund Info Service. The Annual Reports Service was introduced in the United Kingdom in September 1992 in partnership with the Financial Times. The service is now available in nine countries. The Fund Info Service was introduced in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in March 1998, in part with Lipper, Inc. and Barron's, to respond to the growing demand among retail investors Retail Investor Individual investors who buy and sell securities for their personal account, and not for another company or organization. Notes: Retail investors buy in much smaller quantities than larger institutional investors. for quick access to mutual fund information. World Investor Link also conducts extensive research on the investment behavior and trends of serious, individual investors. World Investor Link has 1.3 million registered users and over 4,000 participating publicly traded companies and funds. |
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