Pacific Exchange to Trade Twenty-Four New Options

Pacific Exchange to Trade Twenty-Four New Options 


SAN FRANCISCO, July 8  /PRNewswire/ -- The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced
that on Friday, July 9, 2004, it will begin trading options Anteon
International Corp. (NYSE:ANT)(PCX:ANT); Ascential Software Corp.
(NASDAQ:ASCL)(PCX:ASCL); Aztar Corp. (NYSE:AZR)(PCX:AZR); Brooks Automation,
Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKS)(PCX:BRKS); Claire's Stores, Inc. (NYSE:CLE)(PCX:CLE);
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFII)(PCX:EFII); Four Seasons Hotels,
Inc. (NYSE:FS)(PCX:FS); Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE:HPT)(PCX:HPT);
IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NDE)(PCX: NDE); Longs Drug Stores Corp.
(NYSE:LDG)(PCX:LDG); Nucor Corp. (NYSE:NUE)( PCX:NUE); Plum Creek Timber Co.,
Inc. (NYSE:PCL)(PCX:PCL); Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE:RJF)(PCX:RJF);
RPM International, Inc. (NYSE:RPM)(PCX:RPM); Scripps E.W.
Co.(NYSE:SSP)(PCX:SSP); Select Comfort Corp. (NASDAQ:SCSS)(PCX:SCSS); Sierra
Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWIR)(PCX:SWIR); Swift Transportation Co., Inc.
(NASDAQ:SWFT)(PCX:SWFT); Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV)(PCX:SNV);
Tektronix, Inc. (NYSE:TEK)(PCX:TEK); Tetra Tech Inc (NASDAQ:TTEK)(PCX:TTEK);
Thermo Electron Corp. (NYSE:TMO)(PCX:TMO); Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
(NYSE:OATS)(PCX:OATS) and York International Corp. (NYSE:YRK)(PCX:YRK).

Anteon International options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 2,250,000 shares.

Ascential Software options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Aztar options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits
set at 3,150,000 shares.

Brooks Automation options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Claire's Stores options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 6,300,000 shares until August 2004 expiration and
3,150,000 shares after August 2004 expiration.

Electronics for Imaging options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares.

Four Seasons Hotels options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Hospitality Properties Trust options will trade on the March expiration cycle
with exercise limits set at 2,250,000 shares.

IndyMac Bancorp options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Longs Drug Stores options will trade on the March expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Nucor options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits
set at 7,500,000 shares.

Plum Creek Timber options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares.

Raymond James Financial options will trade on the February expiration cycle
with exercise limits set at 3,375,000 shares until November 2004 expiration and
2,250,000 shares after the November 2004 expiration.

RPM International options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 6,000,000 shares.

Scripps E.W. options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 2,250,000 shares.

Select Comfort options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Sierra Wireless options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Swift Transportation options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Synovus Financial options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares.

Tektronix options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Tetra Tech options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

Thermo Electron options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise
limits set at 6,000,000 shares.

Wild Oats Markets options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

York International options will trade on the February expiration cycle with
exercise limits set at 3,150,000 shares.

All twenty-four issues will be traded by lead market maker Rob Kovell of PEAK6
Capital Management. 

DATASOURCE: Pacific Exchange



CONTACT:  Abby Balat of Pacific Exchange, [phone], or

 



Web site:  http://www.pacificex.com/ 

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