PHILADELPHIA — December 27, 2006 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
(PHLX) announced today that it will temporarily postpone seven of
the fourteen new options beginning Thursday, December 28. The following
options, allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC, have
been postponed until further notice:
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (option/stock
symbol: EEM) 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 250,000
contracts.
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (option/stock symbol:
EFA) 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 250,000 contracts.
iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (option/stock symbol:
EWC) 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 250,000 contracts.
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (option/stock
symbol: EWH) 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 250,000
contracts.
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (option/stock
symbol: XLP) 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 250,000
contracts.
iShares NASDAQ Biotech Index (option/stock symbol:
IBB) 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 250,000 contracts.
Street Tracks SPDR Homebuilders ETF (option/stock symbol:
XHB) 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 250,000 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.
