American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Six Securities NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) launched trading in options today on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks: * Alliance Resource Partners (Option Symbol: AFV; Stock Symbol: ARLP) * Centene Corp. (Stock & Option Symbol: CNC) * Fording Canadian Coal Trust (Stock & Option Symbol: FDG) * MICROS Systems, Inc. (Option Symbol: MFK; Stock Symbol: MCRS) * Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Option Symbol: PBB; Stock Symbol: PRAA) * SRA International, Inc. (Symbol: SRX) Alliance Resource Partners options will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Wolverine Trading, LP. Alliance Resource Partners produces and markets coal to United States utilities and industrial users. Centene Corp. 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 Products, LLC. Centene Corp. is a multi-line managed care organization that provides Medicaid and Medicaid programs. Fording Canadian Coal Trust options will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be TD Options, LLC. Fording Canadian Coal Trust is a trust that owns metallurgical coal producing assets for export, and produces the industrial mineral wollastonite. MICROS Systems Inc. options will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. MICROS Systems designs manufactures, markets and services enterprise information solutions for the global hospitality industry. Portfolio Recovery Associates options will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. Portfolio Recovery Associates provides outsourced receivables management. SRA International, Inc. options will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. SRA International provides information technology services and solutions to United States federal government organizations. 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 143 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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