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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On Archipelago Holdings, Inc.

Date 22/04/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (AX) on April 25, 2005.

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (option/stock symbol: AX) was allocated to LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. It will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months May, June, July and October. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades 2,000 stocks, 1,650 equity options, 22 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com