PHILADELPHIA — November 1, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading one new option
beginning Thursday, November 2. The following option was allocated
to Timber Hill Inc.:
Leucadia National Corp. (option/stock symbol: LUK)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of November, December, January, March and June. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 150,000 contracts until January
19, 2009, then the limits will revert to 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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