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The Philadelphia
Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade
twelve new options on May 23, 2007. All of the following options
were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC:
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (option/stock symbol:
JTX) 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.
JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (option/stock symbol:
QJP/JASO) 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.
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (option/stock symbol: HLS)
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 250,000 contracts.
Furniture Brands International, Inc. (option/stock
symbol: FBN) 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 250,000 contracts.
Charter Communications, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
CUJ/CHTR) 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 250,000 contracts.
Avici Systems Inc. (option/stock symbol: UQE/AVCI)
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.
VIVUS, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QJS/VVUS)
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.
Uranerz Energy Corporation (option/stock symbol:
URZ) 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.
Systemax Inc. (option/stock symbol: SYX)
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 200,000 contracts.
SAVVIS, Inc. (option/stock symbol: QVU/SVVS)
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 250,000 contracts.
New Alliance Bancshares, Inc. (option/stock symbol:
NAL) will trade on the February expiration cycle
with initial expiration months of June, July, August, November and
January. Position and exercise limits have been set at 75,000 contracts.
Medallion Financial Corp. (option/stock symbol:
TQX/TAXI) will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration months of June, July, August and November.
Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades
over 7,000 stocks, 2,486 equity options, 17 sectors index options
and currency options and futures. For more information about the
PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
