PHILADELPHIA — July 21, 2005- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading two new options beginning
July 22. The options were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products,
LLC.
PolyOne Corporation (option/stock symbol: POL) will trade on the February
expiration cycle with initial expiration months August, September,
November, and February. Position and exercise limits have been set
at 75,000 contracts.
TreeHouse Food, Inc. (option/stock symbol: THS) will trade on
the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months August,
September, November, and February. Position and exercise limits
have been set at 75,000 contracts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX
trades 2,000 stocks, 1,703 equity options, 22 sectors index options
and currency
options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its
products, visit www.phlx.com