American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Four Additional Securities

American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Four Additional
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 Nasdaq
Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:

  * Curis, Inc. (Option Symbol: UUX/Stock Symbol: CRIS)
  * SigmaTel Incorporated (Option Symbol: UGO/Stock Symbol: SGTL)
  * Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (Symbol: TNP)
  * Washington Group International, Inc.
    (Option Symbol: QUG/Stock Symbol: WGII)



Curis, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 2-1/2 - 5 - 7-1/2 and
position limits of 3,150,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March
expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and
December.  The Specialist will be Highland Securities Corp.  Curis, Inc.
develops therapeutics for the regeneration and restoration of human tissues and
organs.

SigmaTel Incorporated options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30
and position limits of 2,250, 000 shares.  The options will trade on the March
expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September, and
December.  The Specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. SigmaTel
Incorporated designs, develops and markets proprietary mixed-signal integrated
circuits, used in a variety of consumer electronics and computing products such
as DVD players and personal computers.

Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 -
25 - 30 and position limits of 2,250, 000 shares.  The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September,
and December.  The Specialist will be Bowery Specialist Group, LLC. Tsakos
Energy Navigation Ltd. owns and operates a fleet of tankers suitable for
transporting crude oil, refined petroleum products and other liquids.

Washington Group International, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 30
- 35 - 40 and position limits of 2,250,000 shares.  The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in May, June, September,
and December.  The Specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products, LLC.
Washington Group International, Inc. provides design, engineering, construction
management, facilities and operations management, environmental remediation and
mining services.

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: American Stock Exchange



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