American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Seven Securities

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Seven Securities



NEW YORK, May 5  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will
launch trading in options on Thursday, May 6, 2004 on the following American
Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks
of:

   * aQuantive, Inc. (Option Symbol: QBT/Stock Symbol: AQNT)
   * Headwaters Incorporated (Option Symbol: HQK/Stock Symbol: HDWR)
   * Identix Incorporated (Option Symbol: IDX/Stock Symbol: IDNX)
   * KFx Inc. (Symbol: KFX)
   * Laserscope (Option Symbol: LXQ/Stock Symbol: LSCP)
   * Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (Symbol: LPX)
   * RAE Systems Inc. (Symbol: RAE)



aQuantive, Inc options will open with position limits of 6,000, 000 shares. 
The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.  The specialist will be
Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC.  aQuantive, Inc. is a digital marketing
services and technology company that helps marketers acquire, retain and grow
customers across all digital media

Headwaters Incorporated 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. Headwaters Incorporated develops and
deploys alternative fuel and related technologies.

Identix Incorporated options will open with position limits of 7,500, 000
shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.  The specialist
will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading, LLC.  Identix Incorporated designs,
develops, manufactures and markets fingerprint identification and imaging
platforms and solutions for security, fraud prevention, law enforcement and
other applications.

KFx 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
Highland Securities Corp.  Amex-listed KFx Inc. provides service solutions to
the electric power generation industry that enhance the output of coal-fired
boilers while simultaneously reducing the related environmental impacts.
Laserscope options will open with position limits of 3,150, 000 shares.  The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be TD
Options, LLC.  Laserscope designs, manufactures, sells and services a line of
medical laser systems and related energy delivery devices for the office,
outpatient surgical center and hospital markets.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation options will open with position limits of 7,500,
000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.  The
specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
manufactures building materials and industrial wood products in the US, Canada
and Ireland.

RAE Systems 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
Group One Trading, L.P.  Amex-listed RAE Systems Inc. manufactures single and
multiple sensor atmospheric monitors, photo-ionization detectors, gas detection
tubes and sampling pumps.

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 138 ETFs to date. 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. 

DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange



CONTACT:  Media - Lynn Duffy of the American Stock Exchange,

[phone], 



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

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