NEW YORK, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today announced that Van Eck Global has launched its sixth ETF on the Exchange: Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Intermediate Municipal Index ETF (AMEX:ITM). "This new ETF provides investors with exposure to investment-grade municipal bonds," said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace. "Amex and Van Eck share a collaborative commitment to bringing a variety of innovative financial instruments to the marketplace." ITM aims to track the Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Intermediate Continuous Municipal Index which is a market size weighted index comprised of publicly traded municipal bonds that cover the U.S. dollar denominated intermediate term tax exempt bond market. It is a total return benchmark designed for high quality and tax-efficient investments. The Index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-refunded bonds. Kellogg Capital Group, LLC is the specialist for ITM. 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 379 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/

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