New Funds Offer Inverse and Leveraged Inverse Exposure to International Indexes NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today announced that it has launched trading in the two new exchange traded funds by ProShare Advisors LLC (ProShares). ProShares now offers investors a choice of 54 ETFs, all of which are listed on the Amex. "As the global leader in ETF listings, we place the highest importance on bringing innovative new opportunities to investors," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. "We are pleased to have been selected to list these new products, which are the first to offer inverse and leveraged inverse exposure to international indexes." Short MSCI EAFE ProShares (AMEX:EFZ) aims to seek investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. UltraShort MSCI EAFE ProShares (AMEX:EFU) aims to seek investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 21 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Index includes companies with capitalizations between $437 million and $234 billion. The average capitalization of the companies comprising the Index was approximately $12 billion. Susquehanna Investment Group is the specialist for EFZ and EFU. 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 362 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

Copyright