American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Six New Securities

NEW YORK, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:

  -- ABB Ltd. (Symbol: ABB)
  -- Energy Partners, Ltd. (Symbol: EPL)
  -- Silver Wheaton Corporation (Symbol: SLW)
  -- Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
     (Option Symbol: URP/Stock Symbol: EXPD)
  -- Finisar Corporation (Option Symbol: FQP/Stock Symbol: FNSR)
  -- Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.
     (Option Symbol: FUX /Stock Symbol: MFLX)



ABB, Ltd. options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC.  ABB, through its subsidiaries, manufactures equipment and offers products in power and automation technologies servicing utility and industry customers.

Energy Partners, Ltd. options will open with position limits of 20,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC.  Energy Partners Ltd. is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

Silver Wheaton Corporation options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle.  The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC.  Silver Wheaton Corporation buys and sells silver.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC.  Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. is a global logistics company.

Finisar Corporation options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle.  The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group.  Finisar Corporation provides fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems which enable high-speed data communications over local area network and storage area networks.

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. options will open with position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC.  Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. provides flexible printed circuit and component assembly solutions to the electronics industry.

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 167 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



CONTACT:  Catherine Chantharaj of American Stock Exchange,

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

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