Media Contact: Bari Trontz
American Stock Exchange
212-306-8964 / bari.trontz@amex.com

New York, June 13, 2008—The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced that on June 12, 2008 it launched trading in eight new exchange traded funds (ETFs) by Rydex Investments (Rydex). These new products bring the total number of Amex-listed ETFs to 406.

“We are pleased to support Rydex as they continue to grow their family of ETFs and provide investors with new choices,” said Scott Ebner, Senior Vice President of the Amex ETF Marketplace.  “These eight new Rydex products offer investors inverse and leveraged inverse exposure to the energy, financial, health care and technology sectors, using some of the most widely followed sector indexes in the U.S.”

The new Rydex ETFs are:

Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Energy ETF (Amex: REA) seeks investment
results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the performance of the Energy Select Sector Index

Rydex Inverse 2x S&P Select Sector Energy ETF (Amex: REC) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the inverse (opposite) of the performance of the Energy Select Sector Index.

Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Financial ETF (Amex: RFL) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the performance of the Financial Select Sector Index 

Rydex Inverse 2x S&P Select Sector Financial ETF (Amex: RFN) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees
and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the
inverse (opposite) of the performance of the Financial Select Sector Index.

Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Health Care ETF (Amex: RHM) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and
expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the performance
of the Health Care Select Sector Index.

Rydex Inverse 2x S&P Select Sector Health Care ETF (Amex: RHO) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before
fees and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of
the inverse (opposite) of the performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index.

Rydex 2x S&P Select Sector Technology ETF (Amex: RTG) seeks to provide investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and
expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the performance
of the Technology Select Sector Index.

Rydex Inverse 2x S&P Select Sector Technology ETF (Amex: RTW) seeks to provide
investment results that match the performance of a specific benchmark, before fees and expenses, on a daily basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the inverse (opposite) of the performance of the Technology Select Sector Index.

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, LP is the specialist for REA, REC, RFL and RFN.  Kellogg Capital Group, LLC is the specialist for RHM, RHO, RTG and RTW.