Pacific Exchange to Trade Six New Options

Pacific Exchange to Trade Six New Options 


SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced that
on Tuesday, December 2, 2003  it will begin trading options on Agere Systems,
Inc. -- Class A ; Bema Gold Corp. ; Comverse Technology, Inc. ; General Growth
Properties, Inc. ; Strayer Education, Inc.  and Transmeta Corp. .

Agere Systems, Inc. options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 75,000 contracts.  The issue will be traded by lead
market maker Kurt Eckert of Wolverine Trading, LLC.

Bema Gold Corp. options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 75,000 contracts.  The issue will be traded by lead market maker
Craig Resnick of MDNH Traders, LLC.

Comverse Technology, Inc. options will trade on the January expiration cycle
with exercise limits set at 75,000 contracts.  The issue will be traded by lead
market maker Kurt Eckert of Wolverine Trading, LLC.

General Growth Properties, Inc. options will trade on the January expiration
cycle with exercise limits set at 22,500 contracts.  The issue will be traded by
lead market makers Steven D. Juno and Ethan Dorr of Cutler Group.

Strayer Education, Inc. options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 13,500 contracts.  The issue will be traded by lead
market Brian Geary of D.A. Davidson & Co., Inc.

Transmeta Corp. options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 75,000 contracts.  The issue will be traded by lead market Brian
Geary of D.A. Davidson & Co., Inc. 

DATASOURCE: Pacific Exchange



CONTACT:  Dale Carlson of Pacific Exchange, [phone], or





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