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THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING NINE NEW OPTIONS ON NOVEMBER 15

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

PHILADELPHIA — November 11, 2005 The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading nine new options beginning November 15.

Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. (QOK/CTCO)(option/stock symbol: QOK) 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. The option was allocated to Group One Ltd.

Curagen Corp. (CQX/CRGN)(option/stock symbol: CQX) 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. The option was allocated to Group One Ltd.

Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (option/stock symbol: DPZ) 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. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

General Maritime Corp. (option/stock symbol: GMR) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of November, December, January and February. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts. The option was allocated to Susquehanna Investment Group.

Gerdau S.A. (option/stock symbol: GGB) 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. The option was allocated to LaBranche Structured Products LLC.

Nexen, Inc. (option/stock symbol: NXY) 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. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (option/stock symbol: PBT) 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 50,000 contracts. The option was allocated to LaBranche Structured Products LLC.

Stemcells, Inc. (QTB/STEM)(option/stock symbol: QTB) 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 250,000 contracts. The option was allocated to Market Street Securities.

The J.M. Smucker Company (option/stock symbol: SJM) 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. The option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

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, www.phlx.com.

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