American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on CapitalSource Inc. NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, November 26, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of CapitalSource Inc. (Symbol: CSE). CapitalSource Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22 1/2 - 25 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in December, January, April and July. The specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC. CapitalSource Inc. provides loans to small and medium-sized business. The Company seeks to lend to businesses that require customized and sophisticated debt financing. 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: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Lynn Teresky of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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