American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on RAIT Financial Trust and Time Warner Cable Inc.

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

   * RAIT Financial Trust (Symbol: RAS)
   * Time Warner Cable Inc. (Symbol: TWC)



RAIT Financial Trust options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 7,500,000 shares.  The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. RAIT Financial Trust is an internally managed real estate investment trust.  The Trust originates secured and unsecured credit facilities including bridge and mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments, trust preferred securities and subordinated debt for private and corporate owners of commercial real estate, REITs and real estate operating companies and their intermediaries.

Time Warner Cable Inc. options will open with strike prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC.  Time Warner Cable Inc. offers cable television subscription services.  The Company also offers Internet access and voice over Internet protocol telephone services.

About the American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) 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 265 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. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. 

DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange



CONTACT:  Catherine Chantharaj, American Stock Exchange,

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