CBOE to List Options on 35 Stocks on Monday, October 18

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has announced it will begin trading options on the 35 stocks below on Monday, October 18. Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE); AMFM Inc. (AFM); Adaptec, Inc. (ADPT); ASA Limited (ASA); BroadVision, Inc. (BVSN); Burlington Resources Inc. (BR); Circuit City Stores-Circuit City Group (CC); The Clorox Company (CLX); COMSAT Corporation (CQ); Freddie Mac (FRE); Gilead Science (GILD); Glaxo Wellcome plc (GLX); Hilton Hotels Corporation (HLT); IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation (IDPH); Immunex Corporation; (IMNX); Intermedia Communications Inc. (ICIX); Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB); The Kroger Co. (KR); Lam Research Corporation (LRCX); MedImmune, Inc. (MEDI); Office Depot, Inc. (ODP); Parametric Technology Corporation (PMTC); Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (PDX); Phelps Dodge Corporation (PD); Placer Dome Inc. (PDG); PMC-Sierra, Inc. (PMCS); QLogic Corporation (QLGC); Sara Lee Corporation (SLE); Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (SFA); Staples, Inc. (SPLS); Total Fina SA (TOT); Transocean Offshore Inc. (RIG); Unocal Corporation (UCL); US Airways Group, Inc. (U); VoiceStream Wireless Corporation (VSTR). The Designated Primary Market Makers (DPMs) for the options will be announced soon. CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at http://www.cboe.com.