American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Five Securities
May 12 2004 - 4:28PM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Five Securities NEW
YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Thursday, May 13, 2004
on the following American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and New York Stock
Exchange listed stocks of: * Boston Properties, Inc. (Symbol: BXP)
* California Micro Devices Corporation (Option Symbol: CGQ/Stock
Symbol: CAMD) * DHB Industries, Inc. (Symbol: DHB) * Mace Security
International, Inc. (Option Symbol: QXA/Stock Symbol: MACE) * Urban
Outfitters, Inc. (Option Symbol: URQ/Stock Symbol: URBN) Boston
Properties, Inc. options will open with position limits of
3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration
cycle. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.
Boston Properties, Inc. develops, redevelops, acquires, manages,
operates and leases office, industrial and hotel properties.
California Micro Devices 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 TD Options, LLC.
California Micro Devices Corporation designs, manufactures and
markets integrated thin film, silicon- based termination and
filtering components and active electronic circuitry. DHB
Industries, Inc. options will open with position limits of
6,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration
cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Amex-listed DHB
Industries, Inc. is the holding company for The Armor Group and The
Sports Group. The Armor Group designs, manufactures and distributes
bullet resistant and protective body armor for the military, law
enforcement and corrections industries. The Sports Group produces
athletic supports and braces, and orthopedic and magnetic therapy
products. Mace Security International, 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 Group One Trading,
L.P. Mace Security International, Inc. produces less lethal defense
sprays for the consumer market and markets consumer safety and
security products. Urban Outfitters, 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.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. operates retail stores and direct response,
including a catalog and Web sites. The Company's Urban Outfitters
and Anthropologie retail concepts sell fashion apparel, accessories
and household and gift merchandise. 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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