PHILADELPHIA — September 25, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock
Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading seven
new options beginning Tuesday, September 26. Five of the options
were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC.
Advanced Magnetics, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
AVM / AMAG) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, February
and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
News Market Corporation (option/stock symbol: NEU)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of October, November, December and March. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QIA
/ ICON) will trade on the February expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of October, November, February and May.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
SA) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of October, November, February and May. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
SunOpta, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UVD
/ STKL) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of October, November, December and March. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
The following option was allocated to Market Street Securities:
Equinix, Inc. (option/stock symbol: FQS
/ EQIX) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of October, November, December and March. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
The final option was allocated to Group One Ltd.
Solexa, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QMB
/ SLXA) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of October, November, December and March. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX
trades 1,943 stocks, 2,231 equity options, 16 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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