PHILADELPHIA — October 16,
2007 -The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that
it will begin to trade seven new options on October 17, 2007. The
following four options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading
Group, LLC:
WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc. (option/stock symbol: WX) will trade
on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of
October, November, December and March. Position and exercise limits
have been set at 75,000 contracts.
TeraData Corporation (option/stock symbol: TDC) will trade on the
January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October,
November, January and April. Position and exercise limits have been
set at 75,000 contracts.
Perfect World Company, Ltd. (option/stock symbol: QOP/PWRD) will
trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of October, November, December and March. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Athenahealth, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QJN/ATHN) will trade on
the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of October,
November, December and March. Position and exercise limits have
been set at 25,000 contracts.
The following two options were allocated to Timber Hill Inc.:
Aecom Technology Corporation (option/stock symbol: ACM) will trade
on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of
October, November, December and March. Position and exercise limits
have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UDO/SIRO) will
trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of October, November, December and March. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The final option was allocated to Susquehanna Investment Group:
China Finance Online Co. LTD (option/stock symbol: JQI/JRJC) will
trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of October, November, December and March. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
PHLX currently lists options on 17 sectors, among them are: KBW
Bank Index (BKXSM); KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFXSM);
KBW Regional Banking Index (KRXSM); PHLX Drug SectorSM
(RXSSM); PHLX Gold/Silver SectorSM (XAUSM);
PHLX Oil Service SectorSM (OSXSM); PHLX Defense
SectorSM (DFXSM); TheStreet.com Internet Sector
(DOTSM); PHLX Semiconductor SectorSM (SOXSM);
PHLX Utility SectorSM (UTYSM); PHLX Housing
SectorSM (HGXSM); SIG Coal Producers Index™
(SCPSM); SIG Oil & Exploration Index™ (EPXSM);
and the SIG Steel Producers Index™ (STQSM); and
Hapoalim American Israeli Index™ (HAI).
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX
trades more than 7,000 stocks, 2,520 equity options, 17 sectors
index options, options on all major currencies, and futures through
its subsidiary, The Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT). For more
information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
SIG Investment Managers Index™ is a trademark
of Susquehanna Indices, LLP.
SMQSM is a service mark of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.The
PHLX trades iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXISM).
This is the first time investors in the United States and abroad
are able to track the performance of the largest and most widely
traded Chinese stocks by mirroring the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index,
which captures the top Chinese stocks available to international
investors by total market capitalization.SIG
Casino Gaming Index, SIG Semiconductor Capital Equipment Index™
and SIG Semiconductor Device™ Index are trademarks of SIG
Indices, LLLP. SGVSM, SEZSM and SDLSM are
service marks of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
