American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Eight Additional Securities
07 Junio 2004 - 4:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Eight Additional
Securities NEW YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock
Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday,
June 8, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York
Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * EPIX Medical, Inc. (Option
Symbol: FCU/Stock Symbol: EPIX) * Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Option
Symbol: HSQ/Stock Symbol: EEFT) * Input/Output, Inc. (Symbol: IO) *
Lennar Corporation (Option Symbol: JTU/Stock Symbol: LEN.B) *
Liberty Media International, Inc. (Option Symbol: JUC/ Stock
Symbol: LBTYA) * Pharmacyclics, Inc. (Option Symbol: IQR /Stock
Symbol: PC) * Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (Symbol: PAA) *
Renal Care Group, Inc. (Symbol: RCI) EPIX Medical, Inc. options
will open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position
limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February
expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and
November. The specialist will be Styvesant Trading Group. EPIX
Medical, Inc. develops targeted contrast agents to improve the
capability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool
for a variety of diseases. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. options will
open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position limits of
2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and November.
The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Euronet
Worldwide, Inc. provides electronic financial transaction
solutions. Input/Output, Inc. options will open with strike prices
of 5 - 7 1/2 - 10 and position limits of 6,000,000 shares. The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial
expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will
be AGS Specialists, LLC. Input/Output, Inc. designs and
manufactures seismic data acquisition products used on land, in
transition zones and in marine environments. Lennar Corporation
options will open with strike prices of 35 - 40 - 45 and position
limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the February
expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July, August and
November. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Lennar
Corporation builds affordable, move-up and retirement homes under
the Lennar Family of Builders banner. Liberty Media International,
Inc. options will open with strike prices of 35 - 40 - 45 and
position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the
January expiration cycle with initial expirations in June, July,
October and January. The specialist will be Bear Wagner
Specialists, LLC. Liberty Media International, Inc. owns cable
television systems in Latin America, Japan and Europe.
Pharmacyclics, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 10 - 12
1/2 - 15 and position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will
trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expirations in
June, July, August and November. The specialist will be Tanstaafl
Research & Trading, LLC. Pharmacyclics, Inc. is a
pharmaceutical company developing products to improve upon current
therapeutic approaches to cancer, atherosclerosis and retinal
disease. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. options will open with
strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,250,000
shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle
with initial expirations in June, July, August and November. The
specialist will be Highland Securities Corp. Plains All American
Pipeline, L.P. is involved in interstate and intrastate crude oil
pipeline transportation and crude oil terminalling storage
activities. Renal Care Group, Inc. options will open with strike
prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial
expirations in June, July, August and November. The specialist will
be Stuyvesant Trading Group. Renal Care Group, Inc. provides
dialysis and ancillary services to patients with chronic kidney
failure. 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 138 ETFs
to date. 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. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange
CONTACT: Lynn Duffy of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or
Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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