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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade seven new options today, July 2, 2007, and seven new options tomorrow, July 3, 2007.
All seven of the options to begin trade today, July 2, 2007, were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC:
Barnes Group, Inc. (option/stock symbol: B ) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.Crane Co. (option/stock symbol: CR ) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (option/stock symbol: CW) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (option/stock symbol: QFG/SOLF) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 200,000 contracts.
Xinhua Finance Media Ltd. (option/stock symbol: XUQ/XFML) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, November and February. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
FCStone Group Inc. (option/stock symbol: QGD/FCSX) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, October and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The Blackstone Group, L.P. (option/stock symbol: BX) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Six of the seven options that will begin trade tomorrow, July 3, 2007 were allocated to Group One Ltd.:
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(option/stock symbol: BPA) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QHC/HSTX) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, October and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Acuity Brands, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AYI) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, November and February. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QCZ/CRBC) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Compass Minerals International, Inc. (option/stock symbol: CMP) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. (option/stock symbol: UHF/FLWS) will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, November and February. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
The final option to begin trade tomorrow, July 3, 2007, was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group, LLC:
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund
(option/stock symbol: EWZ) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, August, September, December and January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades over 7,000 stocks, 2,543 equity options, 17 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
