PHILADELPHIA — September 29, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock
Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it would begin trading twenty-one
new options beginning Monday, October 2nd. All options have been
allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC.
Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: AVR) 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 Andersons, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AQA
/ ANDE) 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.
Peru Copper, Inc. (option/stock symbol: CUP)
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.
Embarq Corporation (option/stock symbol:
EQ) 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 200,000 contracts.
Fronteer Development Group, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: FRG) 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 200,000
contracts.
GigaMedia Limited (option/stock symbol: GBU
/ GIGM) will trade on the January expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of October, November, January and April.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
HOS) 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.
International Coal Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
ICO) 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.
J. Crew Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: JCG)
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.
Cray, Inc. (option/stock symbol: KQQ/CRAY)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of October, November, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
LQP/LGND) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of October, November, January,
February and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at
250,000 contracts.
Medifast, Inc. (option/stock symbol: MED)
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.
Corus Bankshares, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QBA/CORS)
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 100,000 contracts until December 16, 2006
and then the limits will revert to 50,000 contracts.
Dynamic Materials Corp. (option/stock symbol: QCB/BOOM)
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.
Transmeridian Exploration, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
TMY) will trade on the January expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of October, November, January and
April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
INVESTools, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UKH/IEDU)
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.
Vista Gold Corp. (option/stock symbol: VGZ)
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.
VeraSun Energy (option/stock symbol: VSE)
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.
Xethanol Corporation (option/stock symbol: XNL)
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.
Covance (option/stock symbol: CVD)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of October, November, January, February and May. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Nuvelo, Inc. (option/stock symbol: CDQ/NUVO)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of October, November, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 200,000 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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