PHILADELPHIA — November 1, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading nine new options
beginning Thursday, November 2. The following options were allocated
to LaBranche Structured Prod. LLC:
Acme Packet, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QFA/
APKT) 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.
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (option/stock symbol: FCH)
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.
Hugoton Realty Trust (option/stock symbol: HGT)
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.
Neurometrix, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UVF/
NURO) 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.
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (option/stock symbol:
PQN/ SLXP) 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.
Warner Chilcott Limited (option/stock symbol: QVL/
WCRX) 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 200,000 contracts.
Three options were allocated to McGowan Investors, L.P.:
Anixter International, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
AXE) will trade on the February expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of November, December, January, February
and May. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Corrections Corporation of America (option/stock
symbol: CXW) 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.
Imation Corp. (option/stock symbol: IMN)
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.
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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