NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, October 13, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of: -- Mercury General Corporation (Stock Symbol: MCY) Mercury General Corporation 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. Mercury General Corporation is a specialty writer of all risk classifications of automobile insurance. About the American Stock Exchange 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 206 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: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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