American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On The Blackstone Group

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, July 2, 2007, on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of:

• The Blackstone Group (Symbol: BX)

The Blackstone Group options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC. The Blackstone Group is a global alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services.