American Stock Exchange Will Launch Trading in Options on Eleven Securities
08 1월 2005 - 6:22AM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange Will Launch Trading in Options on Eleven
Securities NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American
Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today launched trading in options on
the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange
listed stocks: * American Home Mortgage Investment * American
Superconductor Corporation Corp. (Symbol: AHM) (Stock Symbol: AMSC/
* BE Aerospace, Inc. Option Symbol: QAY) (Stock Symbol: BEAV/ *
Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Option Symbol: BQV) (Symbol: BEV) *
Creative Technology Limited * Eclipsys Corporation (Stock Symbol:
(Stock Symbol: CREAF/ ECLP/Option Symbol: IQV) Option Symbol: RFQ)
* Magellan Health Services, Inc. * First Horizon Pharmaceutical
(Stock Symbol: MGLN/ Corporation (Stock Symbol: FHRX/ Option
Symbol: MJU) Option Symbol: FUF) * Ryder System, Inc. (Symbol: R) *
Nalco Holding Co. (Symbol: NLC) * SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc.
(Stock Symbol: SIRF/ Option Symbol: QIR) American Home Mortgage
Investment Corp. options opened with position limits of 3.15
million shares. The options trade on the March expiration cycle and
the specialist is Stuyvesant Trading Group. American Home Mortgage
Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust that acquires
United States agency securities, other mortgage securities,
mortgage loans, equity securities and other investments. American
Superconductor Corporation options opened with position limits of
3.15 million shares. The options trade on the January expiration
cycle and the specialist is Stuyvesant Trading Group. American
Superconductor Corporation develops and manufactures products using
superconducting materials and power electronic switches for
electric power applications. BE Aerospace, Inc. options opened with
position limits of 3.15 million shares. The options trade on the
January expiration cycle and the specialist is Group One Trading
LP. BE Aerospace, Inc. manufactures interior products for
commercial and general aviation aircraft cabins. Beverly
Enterprises, Inc. options opened with position limits of 7.5
million shares and trade on the January expiration cycle. The
specialist is LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Beverly
Enterprises, Inc. provides healthcare services. The Company
operates nursing facilities, assisted living centers, homecare
centers and outpatient clinics, and provides rehabilitation therapy
services. Creative Technology Limited options opened with position
limits of 2.25 million shares and trade on the January expiration
cycle. The specialist is Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC.
Creative Technology Limited designs, manufactures and distributes
digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia
and personal digital entertainment products. Eclipsys Corporation
options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and
trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist is Group One
Trading L.P. Eclipsys Corporation, a healthcare information
technology company, provides knowledge-driven, process improving
SunriseXA software and related service solutions to healthcare
providers. First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation options opened
with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the
January expiration cycle. The specialist is Stuyvesant Trading
Group. First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation is a pharmaceutical
company focused on the development and marketing of prescription
pharmaceuticals for the treatment of chronic diseases. Magellan
Health Services, Inc. options opened with position limits of 3.15
million shares. The options trade on the March expiration cycle.
The specialist is Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Magellan Health
Services, Inc. coordinates and manages the delivery of behavioral
healthcare treatment services. Nalco Holding Co. options opened
with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the
January expiration cycle. The specialist is AGS Specialists, LLC.
Nalco Holding Co. provides integrated water treatment and process
improvement services, chemicals and equipment programs for
industrial and institutional applications. Ryder System, Inc.
options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and
trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist is Wolverine
Trading, LP. Ryder System, Inc. provides a continuum of logistics,
supply chain and transportation management solutions worldwide.
SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. options opened with position limits
of 3.15 million shares and trade on the March expiration cycle. The
specialist is TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. SiRF
Technology Holdings, Inc. supplies global positioning system (GPS)
semiconductor solutions. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full
range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs),
including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its
role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the
ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market
in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 144
ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the
U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as
domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit
http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT:
Dan Charnas, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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