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To: yzfool who wrote (13838)11/5/1999 3:35:00 PM
From: Sarkie  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 28311
 
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE SAYS INTERNET HOLDRS(SM) EXEMPT FROM SHORT SALE RULE

NEW YORK, Nov 5, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Stock
Exchange(R) said today that it has received a no action letter from the
Securities and Exchange Commission regarding short sales of Internet
HOLDRs(SM) (Amex: HHH).

The Amex said the SEC letter granted an exemption from SEC Rule 10a-1
(the short sale rule) to permit short sales of Internet HOLDRs on a
minus or zero-minus tick. In a circular, the Exchange emphasized that
the Amex requires members effecting short sales for both customer and
proprietary accounts to either make prior arrangements to borrow the
securities or obtain acceptable assurances that prompt delivery can be
made on the settlement date.

Internet HOLDRs(SM), which were listed on the Amex on September 23,
represent investors' undivided beneficial ownership interest in each of
20 underlying Internet stocks. Investors may buy and sell the receipts
in round lots of 100 shares, just as they would any stock. Investors
may also cancel their depositary receipts, receiving the underlying
shares, or request creation of additional depositary receipts by
delivering to the trust the required underlying stock.

The 20 underlying stocks are Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), America Online
(NYSE: AOL), Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: AMTD), At Home Corp.
(Nasdaq: ATHM), CMGI (Nasdaq: CMGI), CNET (Nasdaq: CNET), DoubleClick
(Nasdaq: DCLK), E*TRADE Group (Nasdaq: EGRP), Earthlink Network
(Nasdaq: ELNK), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), Exodus Communications (Nasdaq:
EXDS), Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET), Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT), Lycos
(Nasdaq: LCOS), MindSpring Enterprises (Nasdaq: MSPG), Network
Associates (Nasdaq: NETA), Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), PSINet
(Nasdaq: PSIX), Real Networks (Nasdaq: RNWK), Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO).

The American Stock Exchange(R) is a unit of The Nasdaq-Amex Market
Group(SM), which also operates The Nasdaq Stock Market(R). The
Nasdaq-Amex Market Group is a subsidiary of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD(R)), the largest securities-industry,
self-regulatory organization in the United States. The Amex has a
significant presence in listed equity securities, in equity derivative
securities, and in options. For more information about The Amex, visit
amex.com.

SOURCE American Stock Exchange
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