PHILADELPHIA — November 2, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading eleven new options
beginning Friday, November 3. The following options were allocated
to Group One Ltd:
Netbank, Inc. (option/stock symbol: NQA/
NTBK) 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.
Progress Software Corporation (option/stock symbol:
RGQ/PRGS) 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.
Resource America, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QRE
/ REXI) 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 25,000 contracts.
SonoSite, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UZS/
SONO) 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.
Steelcase, Inc. (option/stock symbol: SCS)
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.
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A (option/stock symbol:
HQQ/ TXRH) 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.
Valassis Communications, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
VCI) 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 75,000 contracts.
Volcom, Inc. (option/stock symbol: USQ
/ VLCM) 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.
Three options were allocated to McGowan Investors, L.P.:
Plato Learning, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UWP
/ TUTR) 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 25,000 contracts.
Newpark Resources, Inc. (option/stock symbol: NR)
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 200,000 contracts.
Neenah Paper, Inc. (option/stock symbol: NP)
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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