American Stock Exchange to Launch Options Trading in Five Stocks

American Stock Exchange to Launch Options Trading in Five Stocks



NEW YORK, Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will
launch trading in options on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 on the following
Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks:

   * Altiris, Inc. (Stock Symbol: ATRS/Option Symbol: QJI)
   * China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, American Depositary
     Shares (Symbol: CN)
   * PortalPlayer Inc. (Stock Symbol: PLAY/Option Symbol: PQP)
   * PPG Industries, Inc. (Symbol: PPG)
   * Synaptics Incorporated (Stock Symbol: SYNA/Option Symbol: QYG)



Altiris, Inc. will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The options
will trade on the March expiration cycle. Altiris, Inc. develops and markets a
line of personal computer (PC) management and deployment solutions.

China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, American Depositary Shares
will open with position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle. China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited
is a fixed-line telecommunications operator in China and an international data
communications operator in the Asis-Pacific region.

PortalPlayer Inc. will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The
options will trade on the February expiration cycle. PortalPlayer Inc. is a
fables semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets comprehensive
platform solutions, including a system-on-chip, firmware and software for hard
disk drive-based personal media players.

PPG Industries will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options
will trade on the February expiration cycle. PPG Industries, Inc. supplies
products for the manufacturing, construction, automotive, chemical processing
and other industries worldwide.

Synaptics Incorporated will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. Synaptics Incorporated
develops custom-designed user interface solutions.

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, [phone] or

 



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