PHILADELPHIA — January 8, 2008 -The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade
twenty-four new options on January 9, 2008. All of the following
options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC:
Accuray, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QVY/ARAY) 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 200,000 contracts.
Banco Itau Holding Financeria S.A. (option/stock symbol: ITU) will
trade on March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of
January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits
have been set at 500,000 contracts.
Aruba Networks, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QBR/ARUN) 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 200,000 contracts.
AirMedia Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QZB/AMCN) 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.
BPZ Resources, Inc. (option/stock symbol: BZP) 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.
China Precision Steel, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QTT/CPSL) 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.
China Grentech Corp. (option/stock symbol: CUW/GRRF) 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 75,000 contracts.
China Digital TV Holding Company (option/stock symbol: STV) 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.
China Architectural Engineering, Inc. (option/stock symbol: RCH)
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.
Canadian Solar, Inc. (option/stock symbol: GQA/CSIQ) 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 250,000 contracts.
Metavante Technologies, Inc. (option/stock symbol: MV) 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 500,000 contracts.
IHOP Corporation (option/stock symbol: IHP) 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.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QGM/GMCR)
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.
First Trust ISE Chindia Index Fund (option/stock symbol: FNI) 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.
China Fire and Security Group (option/stock symbol: QWU/CFSG) 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.
Switch & Data Facilities Company, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
QLO/SDXC) 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.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (option/stock symbol: SD) 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.
Powershares Golden Dragon USX China Portfolio (option/stock symbol:
PGJ) 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.
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (option/stock symbol: NM) 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.
MF Global Ltd. (option/stock symbol: MF) 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.
Zix Corporation (option/stock symbol: YPK/ZIXI) 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 250,000 contracts.
United States Natural Gas Fund (option/stock symbol: UNG) 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 250,000 contracts.
Ultrashort QQQ ProShares (option/stock symbol: QID) 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 250,000 contracts.
Trico Marine Services (option/stock symbol: QFS/TRMA) 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.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
over 7,000 stocks, 2,639 equity options, 16 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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