THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING 36 NEW OPTIONS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20

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

PHILADELPHIA — December 20, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading 36 new options beginning Tuesday, December 20.

The following options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.

Ceridian Corporation (option/stock symbol: CEN)
China Medical Technologies, Inc. (QCY/CMED)(option/stock symbol: QCY)
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: LFG)
Marchex, Inc. (QBB/MCHX)(option/stock symbol: QBB)
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (option/stock symbol: MLM)
Petrofund Energy Trust (option/stock symbol: PTF)
PNM Resources, Inc. (option/stock symbol: PNM)
Provident Energy Trust (option/stock symbol: PVX)
Respironics, Inc. (RBQ/RESP)(option/stock symbol: RBQ)
Sify Limited (SUY/SIFY)(option/stock symbol: SUY)
Statoil ASA (option/stock symbol: STO)
Syneron Medical, Ltd. (QOE/ELOS)(option/stock symbol: QOE)
UGI Corporation (option/stock symbol: UGI)

The following option was allocated to Citigroup Derivatives Markets, Inc.

Rio Tinto Plc (option/stock symbol: RTP)

The following options were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products LLC.

American Greetings Corporation (option/stock symbol: AM)
Blue Nile, Inc. (JWU/NILE)(option/stock symbol: JWU)
Crescent Real Estate Equities Company (option/stock symbol: CEI)
Daktronics, Inc. (QKC/DAKT)(option/stock symbol: QKC)
FMC Corporation (option/stock symbol: FMC)
Hanover Compressor Company (option/stock symbol: HC)
Honover Insurance Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: THG)
Huaneng Power International, Inc. (option/stock symbol: HNP)
Independence Community Bank Corp. (QYC/ICBC)(option/stock symbol: QYC)
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation (option/stock symbol: JP)
MAF Bancorp, Inc. (MUN/MAFB)(option/stock symbol: MUN)
MDU Resources Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: MDU)
Molex Incorporated (OXQ/MOLX)(option/stock symbol: OXQ)
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (option/stock symbol: NUS)
PerkinElmer, Inc. (option/stock symbol: PKI)
Provident Financial Services, Inc. (option/stock symbol: PFS)
Raymond James Financial, Inc. (option/stock symbol: RJF)
SCP Pool Corporation (QCL/POOL)(option/stock symbol: QCL)
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (JQO/SBGI)(option/stock symbol: JQO)
Tanox, Inc. (TMQ/TNOX)(option/stock symbol: TMQ)
Terra Industries, Inc. (option/stock symbol: TRA)
WESCO International, Inc. (option/stock symbol: WCC)

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 2,000 stocks, 1,926 equity options, 25 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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