PHILADELPHIA — July 2, 2007 - The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade
seven new options today, July 2, 2007, and seven new options tomorrow,
July 3, 2007.
All seven of the options to begin trade today, July 2, 2007, were
allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC:
Barnes Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: B)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Crane Co. (option/stock symbol: CR)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (option/stock symbol:
CW) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of July, August, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (option/stock
symbol: QFG/SOLF) will trade on the March expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September
and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 200,000
contracts.
Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. (option/stock symbol:
XUQ/XFML) will trade on the March expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of July, August, November and February.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
FCStone Group Inc. (option/stock symbol: QGD/FCSX)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, October and January. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The Blackstone Group, L.P. (option/stock symbol:
BX) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of July, August, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Six of the seven options that will begin trade tomorrow, July 3,
2007 were allocated to Group One Ltd.:
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
BPA) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of July, August, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
QHC/HSTX) will trade on the January expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, October and
January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AYI)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, November and February. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QCZ/CRBC)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: CMP) will trade on the March expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September
and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000
contracts.
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UHF/FLWS)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of July, August, November and February. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The final option to begin trade tomorrow, July 3, 2007, was allocated
to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC:
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (option/stock symbol:
EWZ) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of July, August, September, December and
January. 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, 2,543 equity options, 17 sectors index options
and currency options and futures. For more information about the
PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
