ISE To Trade Options on MSCI Japan Fund ETF (EWJ) and Dow Jones Real Estate Fund (IYR).NEW YORK -- The International Securities Exchange (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ISE Ise (ē`sā), city (1990 pop. 104,164), Mie prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. It is one of the foremost religious centers of Shinto, the site of the shrines of Ise. ) announced today that it has initiated trading of the iShares(R) MSCI(R) Japan Fund (EWJ EWJ Earthworm Jim (video game) ) and the iShares(R) Dow Jones(R) U.S. Real Estate Index Fund (IYR IYR International Year of Rice (2004) ). Citadel Derivatives Group LLC will be the Primary Market Maker in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) and Timber Hill LLC will serve as the Primary Market Maker in the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate Index Fund (IYR). ISE Background The International Securities Exchange, the world's largest equity options exchange, was founded on the principle that technology fosters and infuses new efficiencies and operational innovations into securities trading. After developing an innovative market structure that integrated auction market principles into an advanced screen-based trading system, ISE launched the first fully electronic US options exchange in May 2000. ISE continually enhances its trading systems to provide investors with the best marketplace to execute their options orders. For more information about ISE, its products and its technology, visit www.iseoptions.com. iShares(R) is a registered trademark of Barclays Global Investors Barclays Global Investors is a subsidiary of British-based Barclays Bank which is in the investment management industry. It is the largest corporate money manager in the world, with over £936 billion (US$1.77 trillion) under management as of March 2006[1]. , N.A. ("BGI"), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Barclays Bank PLC. "Dow Jones" and "Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund" are servicemarks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ("Dow Jones") and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by BGI. "MSCI Japan Index" is a servicemark of Morgan Stanley Capital International Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) This firm publishes a number of well known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index. ("MSCI") and has been licensed for use for certain purposes by BGI. All other trademarks and servicemarks are the property of their respective owners. Neither Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund ("IYR") nor MSCI Japan Index Fund ("EWJ") are sponsored, endorsed, issued, sold or promoted by Dow Jones or MSCI. No company has licensed or authorized ISE to (i) engage in the creation, listing, provision of a market for trading, marketing, and promotion of options on IYR and EWJ or (ii) to use and refer to any trademark of BGI, Dow Jones or MSCI in connection with the listing, provision of a market for trading, marketing, and promotion of options on IYR and EWJ or with making disclosures concerning options on IYR and EWJ under any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations, and do not sponsor, endorse, or promote such activity by ISE. ISE is not affiliated in any manner with any of the companies above. |
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