THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING 19 NEW OPTIONS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21

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 19 new options beginning Wednesday, December 21.

The following options were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.

AAR Corporation (option/stock symbol: AIR)
Areana Pharmaceuticals (UGG/ARNA)(option/stock symbol: UGG)
Astec Industries, Inc. (QYA/ASTE)(option/stock symbol: QYA)
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (option/stock symbol: ATW)
Chemed Corporation (option/stock symbol: CHE)
Entravision Communications Corporation (option/stock symbol: EVC)
Exelixis, Inc. (XQT/EXEL)(option/stock symbol: XQT)

The following options were allocated to Market Street Securities.

Hudson United Bancorp (option/stock symbol: HU)
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (GQX/IDIX)(option/stock symbol: GQX)
Littelfuse, Inc. (GFQ/LFUS)(option/stock symbol: GFQ)
Quanex Corporation (option/stock symbol: NX)
School Specialty, Inc. (SQV/SCHS)(option/stock symbol: SQV)
Tower Group, Inc. (PTQ/TWGP)(option/stock symbol: PTQ)

The following options were allocated to McGowan Investors, L.P.

Cameco Corporation (option/stock symbol: CCJ)
FX Energy, Inc. (IWQ/FXEN)(option/stock symbol: IWQ)
Veritas DGC, Inc. (option/stock symbol: VTS)

The following options were allocated to Susquehanna Investment Group.

Freightcar America, Inc. (RQN/RAIL)(option/stock symbol: RQN)
Oxford Industries, Inc. (option/stock symbol: OXM)
PetMed Express, Inc. (TRQ/PETS)(option/stock symbol: TRQ)

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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