American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on 3 New Securities
April 25 2006 - 3:33PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, April 26,
2006, on the following American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock
listed stocks of: * Crystallex International Corp. (Symbol: KRY) *
EZCORP, Inc. (Option Symbol: ULP/Stock Symbol: EZPW) * Illumina,
Inc. (Option Symbol: IQA/Stock Symbol: ILMN) Crystallex
International Corporation options will open with position limits of
25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration
cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialist LLC.
Crystallex International Corporation produces gold in Venezuela.
EZCORP, Inc. options will open with position limits of 5,000,000,
shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The
specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. EZCORP, Inc. owns
and operates pawn shops that serve as sources for consumer credit
and retail previously-owned merchandise. Illumina, 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 LP. Illumina, Inc. develops tools for the
large-scale analysis of genetic variation and function. For more
information on any Amex-listed company, please visit
http://www.amex.com/. 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 164
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: Kelsey Hubbard of American Stock Exchange,
+1-212-306-1640, Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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