PHILADELPHIA — October 18, 2007 -The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade
twelve new options on October 19, 2007. All of the following options
were allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC:
American Technology Corp. (option/stock symbol: BFQ/ATCO) will trade
on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months
of November, December, February and May. Position and exercise limits
have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Analogic Corporation (option/stock symbol: UBJ/ALOG) 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 25,000 contracts.
Brady Corporation (option/stock symbol: BRC) 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
50,000 contracts.
Healthshares Diagnostic (option/stock symbol: HHD) 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 25,000 contracts.
Resource Capital Corporation (option/stock symbol: RSO) 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.
TFS Financial Corporation (option/stock symbol: UJJ/TFSL) 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 250,000 contracts.
USA Mobility, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UEF/USMO) 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 50,000 contracts.
Oplink Communications, Inc. (option/stock symbol: PEQ/OPLK) 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.
Natural Gas Services Group (option/stock symbol: NGS) 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 25,000 contracts.
Targa Resources Partners LP (option/stock symbol: NDQ/NGLS) 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.
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (option/stock symbol: MSM) 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.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
over 7,000 stocks, 2,639 equity options, 17 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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