NEW YORK, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex) will launch trading in options on Thursday, February 23,
2006 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock
Exchange listed stocks of: * Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Symbol: ANX) * Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Symbol: APD) *
Airspan Networks Inc. (Option Symbol: AHQ/Stock Symbol: AIRN) *
Aqua America, Inc. (Symbol: WTR) * Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Symbol:
ATW) * BancorpSouth, Inc. (Symbol: BXS) * Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc.
(Symbol: BDE) * The Brink's Company (Symbol: BCO) * Cabot Oil &
Gas Corporation (Symbol: COG) * CACI International Inc. (Symbol:
CAI) * Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Option Symbol: QSR/Stock Symbol:
CHRS) * CryptoLogic Inc. (Option Symbol: UFW/Stock Symbol: CRYP) *
Distributed Energy Systems Corp. (Option Symbol: DVU/Stock Symbol:
DESC) * Downey Financial Corp. (Symbol: DSL) * Excel Maritime
Carriers Ltd. (Symbol: EXM) * Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.
(Symbol: FCL) * Giant Industries, Inc. (Symbol: GI) * Gold Kist
Inc. (Option Symbol: QGL/Stock Symbol GKIS) * The Houston
Exploration Company (Symbol: THX) * Huntsman Corporation (Symbol:
HUN) * Hydril Company (Option Symbol: HBQ/Stock Symbol: HBQ) *
Imperial Oil Limited (Symbol: IMO) * International DisplayWorks,
Inc. (Option Symbol: QKQ/Stock Symbol: IDWK) * Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
(Symbol: IVN) * LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. (Symbol: LFG) *
Mikohn Gaming Corporation (Option Symbol: QGC/Stock Symbol: PGIC) *
PHH Corporation (Symbol: PHH) * ProLogis (Symbol: PLD) * Red Robin
Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Option Symbol: QZR/Stock Symbol: RRGB)
ADVENTRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a
biopharmaceutical research and development company focused on
introducing new technologies for anticancer and antiviral
treatments. Specialist Unit: LaBranche Structured Products, LLC
Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares Cycle: January AIR
PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
produces industrial gas and related industrial process equipment.
Specialist Unit: Jane Street Specialist, LLC Position/exercise
limits: 25,000,000 shares Cycle: March AIRSPAN NETWORKS INC.
Airspan Networks Inc. supplies fixed wireless communications access
systems. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP Position/exercise
limits: 7,500,000 shares Cycle: January AQUA AMERICA, INC. Aqua
America, Inc. is a water utility company. Specialist Unit: Group
One Trading LP Position/exercise limits: 6,666,700 shares Cycle:
March ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. Atwood Oceanics, Inc. performs contract
drilling of exploratory and development oil and gas wells in
offshore areas and provides related support, management and
consulting services. Specialist Unit: Jane Street Specialist, LLC
Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares Cycle: March
BANCORPSOUTH, INC. BancorpSouth, Inc. is the holding company for
BancorpSouth Bank. Specialist Unit: Jane Street Specialist, LLC
Position/exercise limits: 5,000,000 shares Cycle: January BOIS
D'ARC ENERGY, INC. Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc. discovers and produces
oil and natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico. Specialist Unit: Kellogg
Capital Group, LLC Position/exercise limits: 5,000,000 shares
Cycle: January THE BRINK'S COMPANY The Brink's Company provides
business and security services through Brink's, Incorporated, as
well as Brink's Home Security and BAX Global. Specialist Unit:
LaBranche Structured Products, LLC Position/exercise limits:
7,500,000 shares Cycle: March CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION Cabot
Oil & Gas Corporation produces and markets natural gas in the
US. Specialist Unit: AGS Specialist, LLC Position/exercise limits:
7,500,000 shares Cycle: January CACI INTERNATIONAL INC., Class A
CACI International Inc. provides information technology products
and services. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP
Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares Cycle: March CHARMING
SHOPPES, INC. Charming Shoppes, Inc. operates women's specialty
apparel stores under the Fashion Bug, Fashion Bug Plus and Modern
Woman names. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP
Position/exercise limits: 25,000,000 shares Cycle: January
CRYPTOLOGIC INC. CryptoLogic Inc. is a software development company
serving the Internet gaming market. Specialist Unit: Susquehanna
Investment Group Position/exercise limits: 5,000,000 shares Cycle:
January DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS CORP. Distributed Energy Systems
Corp. creates and delivers products and solutions to the emerging
decentralized energy marketplace. Specialist Unit: Kellogg Capital
Group, LLC Position/exercise limits: 25,000,000 shares Cycle: March
DOWNEY FINANCIAL CORP. Downey Financial Corp. is the holding
company for Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. Specialist
Unit: Group One Trading LP Position/exercise limits: 5,000,000
shares Cycle: February EXCEL MARITIME CARRIERS LTD. Excel Maritime
Carriers Ltd. owns and operates dry bulk carrier vessels and
provides worldwide sea borne transportation services for dry bulk
cargo. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP Position/exercise
limits: 5,000,000 shares Cycle: March FOUNDATION COAL HOLDINGS,
INC. Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. produces coal in the US.
Specialist Unit: AGS Specialist, LLC Position/exercise limits:
7,500,000 shares Cycle: March GIANT INDUSTRIES, INC. Giant
Industries, Inc. refines and markets petroleum products. Specialist
Unit: Susquehanna Investment Group Position/exercise limits:
7,500,000 shares Cycle: March GOLD KIST INC. Gold Kist Inc. is an
integrated chicken company that operates a chicken production,
processing and marketing business. Specialist Unit: LaBranche
Structured Products, LLC Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares
Cycle: March THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY The Houston
Exploration Company explores, develops, exploits and acquires
natural gas and oil properties. Specialist Unit: Trinity
Derivatives Group, LLC Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares
Cycle: March HUNTSMAN CORPORATION Huntsman Corporation manufactures
differentiated and commodity chemical products. Specialist Unit:
Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC Position/exercise limits: 25,000,000
shares Cycle: February HYDRIL COMPANY Hydril Company engineers,
manufactures and markets connections and pressure control products
used for oil and gas drilling and production. Specialist Unit:
Group One Trading LP Position/exercise limits: 5,000,000 shares
Cycle: March IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED Imperial Oil Limited produces and
refines natural gas and petroleum products and manufactures
petrochemicals. Specialist Unit: AGS Specialist LLC,
Position/exercise limits: 2,500,000 shares Cycle: February
INTERNATIONAL DISPLAYWORKS, INC. International DisplayWorks, Inc.
manufactures and distributes liquid crystal displays, modules and
assemblies. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP Position/exercise
limits: 5,000,000 shares Cycle: March IVANHOE MINES LTD. Ivanhoe
Mines Ltd. is developing its wholly-owned Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold
deposits and its Nariin Sukhait coal discoveries in Mongolia's
south Gobi region, near the border with China. Specialist Unit:
LaBranche Structured Products, LLC Position/exercise limits:
7,500,000 shares Cycle: March LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Lawyers Title Insurance
Corporation and Transnation Title Insurance Company. Specialist
Unit: LaBranche Structured Products, LLC Position/exercise limits:
5,000,000 shares Cycle: March MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATION Mikohn
Gaming Corporation develops, manufactures and markets progressive
jackpot systems for slot machines. Specialist Unit: Group One
Trading LP Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000 shares Cycle: March
PHH CORPORATION PHH Corporation provides mortgage, relocation and
fleet management services. Specialist Unit: Group One Trading LP
Position/exercise limits: 20,000,000 shares Cycle: February
PROLOGIS ProLogis provides distribution facilities and services.
Specialist Unit: Jane Street Specialist, LLC Position/exercise
limits: 25,000,000 shares Cycle: January RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS,
INC. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. owns and operates a chain of
specialty restaurants in the US and Canada. Specialist Unit:
Susquehanna Investment Group Position/exercise limits: 7,500,000
shares Cycle: March 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 155 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/. First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: (ANX APD AHQ AIRN WTR ATW BXS BDE BCO COG CAI QSR
CHRS UFW CRYP DVU DESC DSL EXM FCL GI QGL GKIS THX HUN HBQ IMO QKQ
IDWK IVN LFG QGC PGIC PHH PLD QZR RRGB) DATASOURCE: American Stock
Exchange CONTACT: Media Contact: Kelsey Hubbard of American Stock
Exchange, +1-212-306-1640, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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