American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities
December 22 2003 - 3:41PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities NEW
YORK, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, December 23,
2003 on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock
Market listed stocks of: * Hollinger International Inc. (NYSE:HLR)
* Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Option Symbol: KQW/Nasdaq: KOSP) *
Popular, Inc (Option Symbol: BQW/Nasdaq: BPOP) Hollinger
International Inc. options will open with position limits of 22,500
contracts. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.
The Specialist will be Wolverine Trading, L.P. Hollinger
International Inc. publishes English-language newspapers in the
United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Israel. Kos
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. options will open with position limits of
31,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February
expiration. The Specialist will be TD Options, LLC. Kos
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a fully integrated specialty
pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes proprietary
prescription pharmaceutical products. Popular, Inc. options will
open with position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will
trade on the January expiration cycle. The Specialist will be
Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. Popular, Inc. is a bank
holding company that provides commercial banking services through
branches in Puerto Rico, the British Virgin Islands, the Dominican
Republic and the United States mainland. 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 126 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn
Teresky of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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