American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Six Securities

NEW YORK, March 28  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 on the following American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:

  * Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Symbol: COR)
  * People's Bank (Option Symbol: UOB/Stock Symbol: PBCT)
  * Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. (Option Symbol: UNI/Stock Symbol: RTSX)
  * Somanetics Corporation (Option Symbol: QUW/Stock Symbol: SMTS)
  * Ternium S.A. ADS. (Symbol: TX)
  * Zumiez Inc. (Option Symbol: QUY/Stock Symbol: ZUMZ)



Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 2-1/2 - 5 - 7-1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and commercializes pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and other neurological and psychiatric disorders.

People's Bank options will open with strike prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. People's Bank offers a full range of financial services to individual, corporate and municipal customers primarily in Connecticut.

Radiation Therapy Services Inc. options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC. Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. develops and operates radiation therapy centers.

Somanetics Corporation options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22-1/2 - 25 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Somanetics Corporation markets medical devices for cardiac surgery.

Ternium S.A., ADS options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC.  Ternium S.A., through subsidiaries, manufactures and processes steel.

Zumiez Inc. options will open with strike prices of 55 - 60 - 65 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC.  Zumiez Inc. is a specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories.

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 162 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



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