American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Four Securities
September 21 2006 - 3:43PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, September 22,
2006 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock
Exchange listed stocks of: -- Coldwater Creek Inc. (Option Symbol:
UCJ/Stock Symbol: CWTR) -- CompuCredit Corporation (Options Symbol:
CUE/Stock Symbol: CCRT) -- Ctrip.com International Ltd. (Option
Symbol: QCT/Stock Symbol: CTRP) -- Dril-Quip, Inc. (Symbol: DRQ)
Coldwater Creek Inc. options will open with position limits of
20,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration
cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Coldwater Creek
Inc. is a specialty direct mail retailer of apparel, gifts, jewelry
and home furnishings. CompuCredit Corporation options will open
with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on
the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS
Specialists, LLC. CompuCredit Corporation originates and purchases
credit products. Ctrip.com International Ltd. 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 Specialists
LLC. Ctrip.com International Ltd. is a consolidator of hotel
accommodations and airline tickets in China. Dril-Quip, Inc.
options will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Dril-Quip, Inc. designs and
manufactures offshore drilling and product equipment. 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 195 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: Bari Trontz of
American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, or Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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