THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING FIVE NEW OPTIONS ON OCTOBER 7

For more information, contact Barbara Sorid at 215-496-5200 or by e-mail

PHILADELPHIA — October 6, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading five new options beginning October 7. The options were allocated to Citigroup Derivatives Markets, Inc.

Dade Behring Holdings, Inc (JDQ/DADE)(option/stock symbol: JDQ) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, February and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.

Fording Canadian Coal Trust (option/stock symbol: FDG) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, December, January and March. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.

Input/Output, Inc. (option/stock symbol: IO) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, February and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.

Range Resources Corporation (option/stock symbol: RRC) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, December and March. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.

Tenaris S.A. (option/stock symbol: TS) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, December and March. 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, 26 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com

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