The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade five new options on June 18, 2007. The following options have all been allocated to Market Street Securities:
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QQE/WINN) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 200,000 contracts.
24/7 Real Media Inc. (option/stock symbol: QNE/TFSM) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, October and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
SK Telecom Company Ltd. (option/stock symbol: SKM) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, September, December and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Hitachi, Inc. (option/stock symbol: HIT) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, October and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Genesis Healthcare Corporation (option/stock symbol: QGR/GHCI) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, September and December. 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, 2,520 equity options, 17 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.