American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities



NEW YORK, Aug. 2  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will
launch trading in options on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 on the following New York
Stock Exchange listed stocks of:

   * Amphenol Corporation, Class A (Symbol: APH)
   * Caesars Entertainment, Inc.  (Symbol: CZR)
   * Salesforce.com, Inc.  (Symbol: CRM)



Amphenol Corporation options will open with position limits of 6,300,000
shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle.  The
Specialist will be Group One Trading, L.P.  Amphenol Corporation designs,
manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors,
interconnect systems and coaxial and flat-ribbon cable.

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. options will open with position limits of 7,500,
000 shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The
Specialist will be Fogel Group, LLC.  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. is a gaming
company operating casino resorts.  The Company's resorts operate under the
Caesars, Bally's, Flamingo, Grand Casinos, Hilton and Paris brand names.

Salesforce.com, Inc. options will open with position limits of 2,250,000
shares.  The options will trade on the February expiration cycle.  The
Specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC.  Salesforce.com, Inc. provides
application services that allow organizations to share customer information on
demand.

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:  Lynn Duffy of American Stock Exchange, [phone], or

 



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

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