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THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING FOUR NEW OPTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 1For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200 or by e-mail PHILADELPHIA — August 31, 2005- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading four new options beginning September 1. The options were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Transglobe Energy Corp. (option/stock symbol:TGA) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months September, October, December, and March. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts. Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc (NQD/NDAQ)(option/stock symbol:NQD) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months September, October, December, and March. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts. Inamed Corp. (UZI/IMDC)(option/stock symbol:UZI) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months September, October, January, April Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts. Lg.Phillips Lcd Co. Ltd-Adr (option/stock symbol:LPL) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months September, October, January, and April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
2,000 stocks, 1,703 equity options, 25 sectors index options and
currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX
and its products, visit www.phlx.com Back
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