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THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING TEN NEW OPTIONS ON OCTOBER 18

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

PHILADELPHIA — October 17, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading ten new options beginning October 18.

Columbia Sportswear Company (TQQ/COLM) (option/stock symbol: TQQ) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, January and April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Equitable Resources, Inc. (option/stock symbol: EQT) 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 option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Leggett & Pratt (option/stock symbol: LEG) 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 option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Toreador Resources Corporation (QBK/TRGL)(option/stock symbol: QBK) 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 option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

VF Corporation (option/stock symbol: VFC) 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. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC

Capstone Turbine Corporation (CZU/CPST)(option/stock symbol: CZU) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, January and April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

IPSCO, Inc. (QBK/TRGL)(option/stock symbol: IPS) 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. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Nova Chemicals Corporation (option/stock symbol: NCX) 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 option was allocated to Timber Hill LLC.

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AMP) 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 option was allocated to Timber Hill LLC.

VistaPrint Limited (option/stock symbol: QPY) 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 25,000 contracts. The option was allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.

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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