THE PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE TO BEGIN TRADING FOUR NEW OPTIONS ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27

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

PHILADELPHIA — December 23, 2005 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading four new options beginning Tuesday, December 27. The options were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.

DCP Midstream Partners, LP. (option/stock symbol: DPM) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, April and July. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.

Vimicro International Corp. (option/stock symbol: (QRB/VIMC) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, April and July. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.

Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (option/stock symbol: (QOM/MTLG) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.

Alon USA Energy, Inc. (option/stock symbol: (ALJ) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.

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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