NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex) will launch trading in options on Friday, December 9, 2005 on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of: * Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (Symbol: ICE) * WorldSpace, Inc. (Stock Symbol: WRSP/Option Symbol: QZW) Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. options will open with position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist LLC. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. owns and operates an electronic commodities trading platform. The Company's electronic trading platform serves buyers and sellers of derivatives and physical energy commodities contracts WorldSpace, Inc. options will open with position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital. WorldSpace, Inc. offers satellite radio broadcasting services and content. The Company's satellites cover India, China, all of Africa and the Middle East, and most of Western Europe. WorldSpace offers music, news and entertainment channels. For more information on any Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 150 ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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