PHILADELPHIA — December 26, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading eight new options
beginning Wednesday, December 27. The following options have been
allocated to Group One Ltd.:
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
UWH/BLDR) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, May and
August. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Cash America International, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: CSH) will trade on the March expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March
and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
iShares Cohen & Steers Realty (option/stock
symbol: ICF) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, May and
August. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
UEX/RVBD) will trade on the March expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
XenoPort, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QXD/XNPT)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
The final three options were allocated to Susquehanna Investment
Group:
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (option/stock symbol: HIQ/HERO)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of January, February, April and July. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
iShares Russell 3000 Index Fund (option/stock symbol:
IWV) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial
expiration months January, February, May and August. Position and
exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Powershares Lux Nanotech Portfolio (option/stock symbol:
PXN) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of January, February, March and June.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
over 7,000 stocks, 2,327 equity options, 17 sectors index options
and currency options and futures. For more information about the
PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
