The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will
begin to trade sixteen new options on June 14, 2007. The following
options have all been allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group
LLC:
Hansen Natural Corporation (option/stock symbol:
QHO/HANS) will trade on the March expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of June, July, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Banco Bradesco S.A. (option/stock symbol: BBD)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September, December and January. Position
and exercise limits have been set at 500,000 contracts until January
19, 2008, then the limits will revert to 250,000 contracts.
BigBand Networks, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QBE/BBND)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Clearwire Corporation (option/stock symbol: QCW/CLWR)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Genesis Lease Limited (option/stock symbol: GLS)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, October and January. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
PAETEC Holding Corporation (option/stock symbol:
QLI/PAET) will trade on the March expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of June, July, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Mueller Water Products, Inc. – Class B (option/stock
symbol: QMU/MWA’B) will trade on the March
expiration cycle with initial expiration months of June, July, September
and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000
contracts.
National Beverage Corp. (option/stock symbol: FIZ/FIZZ)
will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, October and January. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 60,000 contracts until January 19, 2008,
then the limits will revert to 50,000 contracts.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (option/stock symbol: QEN/NSANY)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Northwest Airlines (option/stock symbol: NWA)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Ryanair Holdings plc (option/stock symbol: QRX/RYAAY)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
SPDR Metals & Mining ETF (option/stock symbol:
XME) will trade on the March expiration cycle with
initial expiration months of June, July, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
Steven Madden, Ltd. (option/stock symbol: SEU/SHOO)
will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration
months of June, July, September and December. Position and exercise
limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
QGW/GROW) will trade on the March expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of June, July, September and December.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 250,000 contracts.
Volterra Semiconductor Corporation (option/stock
symbol: QYU/VLTR) will trade on the March expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of June, July, September and
December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 50,000 contracts.
China Sunergy Company, Ltd. (option/stock symbol:
FTU/CSUN) 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.