PHILADELPHIA — October 31, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading eleven new options
beginning Wednesday, November 1. The following options were allocated
to Group One Ltd:
MCG Capital Corporation (option/stock symbol: QML/
MCGC) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of November, December, March and June. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
MIG) will trade on the January expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of November, December, January and
April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Nara Bancorp, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QAN/NARA)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, March and June. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Horizon Offshore, Inc. (option/stock symbol: HNQ/
HOFF) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial
expiration months of November, December, March and June. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Kendle International, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
QNN/ KNDL) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of November, December, February
and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Encore Medical Corporation (option/stock symbol:
BUU/ ENMC) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of November, December, February
and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Conn’s, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UOK/CONN)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
QOR/ACOR) will trade on the January expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of November, December, January
and April. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000
contracts.
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AHS)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, January and April. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
One option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC:
Verigy Ltd. (option/stock symbol: UHG/VRGY)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, February and May. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The final option was allocated to Citigroup Derivatives Markets
Inc.:
SAIC, Inc. (option/stock symbol: SAI)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, 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, 2,287 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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