American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Eight Securities

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Eight Securities



NEW YORK, Oct. 29  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R))
will launch trading in options on Monday, November 1, 2004 on the following
Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks:

   * Atheros Communications, Inc (Option Symbol: QRA/Stock Symbol: ATHR)

   * Blockbuster Inc., Class B (Option Symbol: QBH/Stock Symbol: BBI.B)

   * CNF Inc. (Symbol: CNF)

   * Genuine Parts Company (Symbol: GPC)

   * LCA-Vision Inc. (Option Symbol: JVQ/Stock Symbol: LCAV)

   * MeadWestvaco Corporation (Symbol: MWV)

   * Tessera Technologies, Inc. (Option Symbol: TJQ/Stock Symbol: TSRA)

   * Top Tankers Inc. (Option Symbol: QLT/Stock Symbol: TOPT)



Atheros Communications, 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 AGS Specialists, LLC. Atheros Communications, Inc. develops networking
technologies for secure, high performance wireless local area networks.

Blockbuster Inc., Class B options will open with position limits of 3,150,000
shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Blockbuster Inc. provides in-home
rental and retail movie and game entertainment, with stores in the United
States, its territories and other countries.

CNF 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
Stuyvesant Trading Group. CNF Inc. is a management company of global supply
chain services. The Company has businesses in logistics and distribution
management, trucking, air freight and ocean forwarding.

Genuine Parts Company options will open with position limits of 3,150,000
shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist
will be AGS Specialists, LLC . Genuine Parts Company distributes automotive
replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and
electrical/electronic materials.

LCA-Vision Inc. options will open with position limits of 2,250,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group
One Trading L.P. LCA-Vision Inc. develops and operates stand- alone laser
vision correction centers throughout the United States, as well as Canada and
Europe.

MeadWestvaco Corporation options will open with position limits of 7,500,000
shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist
will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. MeadWestvaco Corporation produces
packaging, coated and specialty papers, consumer and office products and
specialty chemicals.

Tessera Technologies, Inc. options will open with position limits of 2,250,000
shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist
will be Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC. Tessera Technologies, Inc. provides
proprietary chip scale packaging technology. The Company's technology
accelerates demand for performance and miniaturization in wireless
communications, Internet access, and computer and consumer electronics.

Top Tankers options will open with position limits of 3,150,000 shares. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group
One Trading L.P. Top Tankers Inc. offers marine shipping services. The Company
owns ships and transports petroleum products and crude oil internationally.

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 143 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:  Media - Dan Charnas of American Stock Exchange,

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