THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING SEVEN NEW OPTIONS ON NOVEMBER 11

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

PHILADELPHIA — November 10, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading seven new options beginning November 11. The options were allocated to McGowan Investors, L.P.

BancorpSouth, Inc. (option/stock symbol: BXS) 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.

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (option/stock symbol: CKP) 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.

CompuCredit Corporation (CUE/CCRT)(option/stock symbol: CUE) 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.

Global Signal, Inc. (option/stock symbol: GSL) 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.

Kansas City Southern (option/stock symbol: KSU) 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 75,000 contracts.

MAXIMUS, Inc. (option/stock symbol: MMS) 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 25,000 contracts.

SkyWest, Inc. (UWQ/SKYW)(option/stock symbol: UWQ) 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 1,976 stocks, 1,823 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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