PHILADELPHIA — October 3, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading nine new options
beginning Wednesday, October 4. Eight of the options were allocated
to LaBranche Structured Prod. LLC:
Hutchinson Telecommunications Int’l Ltd. (option/stock
symbol: HTX) 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 25,000
contracts.
Heidrick & Struggles International (option/stock
symbol: AQZ/HSII) 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 50,000
contracts.
H&E Equiptment Services, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: UKJ / HEES) 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.
GSI Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: HQJ/
GSIG) 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 50,000 contracts.
Golden Telecom, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QDV/GLDN)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of October, November, December, January and March. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
ICU Medical, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QPD
/ ICUI) 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 25,000 contracts.
Sirenza Microdevices, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
DQQ / SMDI) 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.
Heartland Express, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QHK
/ HTLD) 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 following option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading
Group LLC:
Western Union Company (option/stock symbol: WU)
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.
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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