PHILADELPHIA — May 24, 2006 -The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading
11 new options beginning Thursday, May 25. LaBranche Structured
Products, LLC will be the specialist in the following options:
Axcan Pharma, Inc. (ALU/AXCA)(option/stock symbol:
ALU)
China Techfaith Wireless (CQF/CNTF)(option/stock
symbol: CQF)
iRobot Corporation (IRQ/IRBT)(option/stock symbol:
IRQ)
Parkervision, Inc. (QER/PRKR)(option/stock symbol:
QER)
ProQuest Company (option/stock symbol: PQE)
Stereotaxis, Inc. (UQS/STXS)(option/stock symbol:
UQS)
Theravance, Inc. (TQM/THRX)(option/stock symbol:
TQM)
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (TQK/TLGD)(option/stock
symbol: TQK)
Universal Compression Holdings (option/stock symbol:
UCO)
Webzen, Inc. (QZE/WZEN)(option/stock symbol: QZE)
Whitney Holding Corporation (UVK/WTNY)(option/stock
symbol: UVK)
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
2,000 stocks, more than 2,100 equity options, 19 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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