American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Nineteen Securities
07 Juin 2004 - 11:29PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Nineteen 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 American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Market and
New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of: * Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions, Inc. (Option Symbol: MXQ/Stock Symbol: MDRX) * Cal Maine
Foods, Inc. (Option Symbol: QKM/Stock Symbol: CALM) * Claire's
Stores, Inc (Symbol: CLE) * Comstock Resources, Inc. (Symbol: CRK)
* Dycom Industries, Inc. (Symbol: DY) * First American Corporation
(Symbol: FAF) * Knightsbridge Tankers Limited (Option Symbol:
QHF/Stock Symbol: VLCCF) * Lions Gate Entertainment Corp (Symbol:
LGF) * Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Option Symbol: QRL/Stock
Symbol: MAXM) * MDU Resources Group, Inc (Symbol: MDU) * Metal
Management, Inc. (Option Symbol: MQB/Stock Symbol: MTLM) *
Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (Option Symbol: QOM/Stock Symbol:
MTLG) * Midway Games Inc. (Symbol: MWY) * Navarre Corporation
(Option Symbol: QIG/Stock Symbol: NAVR) * NRG Energy, Inc. (Symbol:
NRG) * PACCAR Inc. (Option Symbol: PAQ/Stock Symbol: PCAR) *
Rangold Resources Limited (Option Symbol: GUD/Stock Symbol: GOLD) *
Telular Corporation (Option Symbol: QGW/Stock Symbol: WRLS) *
VistaCare, Inc. (Option Symbol: QGT/Stock Symbol: VSTA) Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, Inc. options will open with position limits
of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration
cycle. The specialist will be Group One Trading, L.P. Allscripts
Healthcare Solutions, Inc. provides point-of-care medication
management and productivity enhancing products and services. Cal
Maine Foods, Inc. options will open with position limits of
7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration
cycle. The specialist will be TD Options, LLC. Cal Maine Foods,
Inc. produces, cleans, grades, packs and sells fresh shell eggs.
Claire's Stores, Inc. options will open with position limits of
6,300,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration
cycle. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. Claire's
Stores, Inc. is an international specialty retailer that offers
value-priced costume jewelry, accessories and cosmetics to tweens,
teens and young adults. Comstock Resources, Inc., options will open
with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna
Investment Group. Comstock Resources, Inc., an independent
exploration and productions company, acquires, develops, produces
and explores oil and natural gas properties. Dycom Industries, Inc.
options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Fogel Group, LLC. Dycom Industries, Inc. provides
engineering, construction and maintenance services to telecomm
providers in the US. First American Corporation options will open
with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on
the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Fogel Group,
LLC. First American Corporation provides business information and
related products and services. Knightsbridge Tankers Limited
options will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. Knightsbridge Tankers Limited
acquires, owns, leases and charters double hull Very Large Crude
Carriers (VLCC). Lions Gate Entertainment Corp options will open
with position limits of 6,000,000 shares. The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Highland
Securities Corp. Amex-listed Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.
develops, produces and distributes filmed entertainment content.
Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. options will open with position limits
of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration
cycle. The specialist will be Fogel Group. Maxim Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. develops drugs and therapies for cancer and infectious
diseases. MDU Resources Group, Inc options will open with position
limits of 2,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the January
expiration cycle. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group.
MDU Resources Group, Inc., a natural resource company, distributes
natural gas and operates electric power generation, transmission
and distribution facilities. Metal Management, Inc. options will
open with position limits of 4,500,000 shares. The options will
trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be
Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Metal Management, Inc. is a
full service scrap metal recycler that operates facilities in
various states. Metrologic Instruments, Inc. options will open with
position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the
March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading
Group. Metrologic Instruments, Inc. designs, manufactures and
markets bar code scanning and high-speed automated data capture
solutions using laser, holographic and vision-based technologies.
Midway Games Inc. options will open with position limits of
3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration
cycle. The specialist will be Fogel Group, LLC. Midway Games Inc.
designs, publishes and markets interactive entertainment software
for the home market. Navarre Corporation options will open with
position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the
March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Charlton Specialist
Partners, LLC. Navarre Corporation provides fulfillment for
traditional and electronic commerce retail sites. NRG Energy, Inc.
options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be LaBranche Structured Partners, LLC. NRG Energy, Inc. owns
and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generating facilities,
primarily in the US. PACCAR Inc. options will open with position
limits of 11,250,000 shares. The options will trade on the February
expiration cycle. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured
Partners, LLC. PACCAR Inc. designs, develops and manufactures
light, medium and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt,
DAF and Foden nameplates. Rangold Resources Limited options will
open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will
trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Fogel
Group, LLC. Rangold Resources Limited explores for and develops
mines and mineral interests in sub-Sahara Africa. Telular
Corporation options will open with position limits of 2,250,000
shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The
specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Telular
Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets products
based on its proprietary interface technologies. VistaCare, Inc.
options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. VistaCare, Inc. provides hospice
services through teams of physicians, nurses, home healthcare
aides, social workers, spiritual and other counselors and
volunteers. 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. (MDRX CALM CLE CRK DY FAF VLCCF LGF
MAXM MDU MTLM MTLG MWY NAVR NRG PCAR GOLD WRLS VSTA) DATASOURCE:
American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Media: Lynn Duffy of the American
Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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