The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade
nine new options on April 30, 2007. The following eight options
were all allocated to Group One Ltd.:
Medivation Inc.(option/stock symbol: QMD/MDVN)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of May, June, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (option/stock
symbol: ACH) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, August and November.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 200,000 contracts.
Ares Capital Corporation (option/stock symbol:
AQU/ARCC) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of May, June, August and November.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Copano Energy LLC (option/stock symbol: CQC/CPNO)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of May, June, August and November. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (option/stock symbol:
FGP) will trade on the February expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of May, June, August and November.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Standard Motor Products, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
SMP) will trade on the February expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of May, June, August and November.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
Syntel, Inc. (option/stock symbol: DUB/SYNT)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of May, June, August and November. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Ventas, Inc. (option/stock symbol: VTR)
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of May, June, August and November. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 200,000 contracts.
The final option was allocated to Citigroup Derivatives Markets
Inc.:
Broadridge Financial Solutions (option/stock symbol:
BR) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of May, June, August and November. 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, 2,434 equity options, 17 sectors index options
and currency options and futures. For more information about the
PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.