American Stock Exchange Will Trade Options on Four Securities NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Friday, January 28, 2005, on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks: * Aztar Corporation (Symbol: AZR) * Bioenvision, Inc. (Stock Symbol: BIVN/Option Symbol: BQN) * Crescent Real Estate Equities Company (Symbol: CEI) * Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Symbol: EW) Aztar Corporation options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. Aztar Corporation operates various gaming and hotel facilities in the United States. Bioenvision, 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 Wolverine Trading, LP. Bioenvision, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the research and development of products and technologies for treatment of cancer. Crescent Real Estate Equities Company options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Stuyvesant Trading Group. Crescent Real Estate Equities Company owns a diversified portfolio of real estate properties, including office complexes, retail centers, hotel properties, a health and fitness resort and single-family residential developments mainly in Texas and Colorado. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets products and services to treat late-stage cardiovascular disease. 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 144 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: Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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