PHILADELPHIA — October 26, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock
Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading 11
new options beginning October 27. The options were allocated
to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.
Alberto-Culver Co. (option/stock symbol: ACV) will trade on the
March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November,
December, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been
set at 75,000 contracts.
Cabot Oil & Gas Co. (option/stock symbol: COG) will trade
on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of November, December, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Comstock Resources, Inc. (option/stock symbol: CRK) will trade
on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of November, December, March and June. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Dex Media, Inc. (option/stock symbol: DEX) will trade on the
March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November,
December, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been
set at 200,000 contracts.
Ecolab, Inc. (option/stock symbol: ECL) will trade on the January
expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November,
December, January and April. Position and exercise limits have
been set at 250,000 contracts.
Global Payments, Inc. (option/stock symbol: GPN) will trade on
the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of November, December, February and May. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Lafarge North America, Inc. (option/stock symbol: LAF) will trade
on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of November, December, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Loews Corporation (option/stock symbol: LTR) will trade on the
March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November,
December, January and March. Position and exercise limits have
been set at 200,000 contracts.
Pactiv Corp (option/stock symbol: PTV) will trade on the February
expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November,
December, February and May. Position and exercise limits have
been set at 250,000 contracts.
Papa John’s International, Inc. (ZZQ/PZZA)(option/stock
symbol: ZZQ) will trade on the January expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of November, December, January and
April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000
contracts.
Parker Drilling Co. (option/stock symbol: PKD) will trade on
the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of
November, December, January and April. 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
