Interesting but is this a positive??
Thursday December 13, 3:31 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: The American Stock Exchange
Amex to Trade Options on Five Securities
NEW YORK, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Friday, December 14, 2001 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:
* American Healthways, Inc. (Option Symbol: QMH/Nasdaq: AMHC)
* Conceptus, Inc. (Option Symbol: UCP/Nasdaq: CPTS)
* DIANON Systems, Inc. (Option Symbol: UID/Nasdaq: DIAN)
* Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS - news)
* Panera Bread Company, Class A (Option Symbol: UPA/Nasdaq: PNRA)
American Healthways, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle, with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be LETCO-Specialist L.P. American Healthways, Inc. provides specialized, comprehensive diabetes and cardiac disease management services to physicians, health plans and hospitals.
Conceptus, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 20 - 22-1/2 - 25 and position limits of 13,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle, with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be AGS Specialist Partners. Conceptus, Inc. designs and develops interventional medical devices for use in reproductive medicine.
DIANON Systems, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 45 - 50 - 55 and position limits of 13,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle, with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Bowery Capital Management, LLC. DIANON Systems, Inc. offers a line of anatomic pathology testing services as well as clinical chemistry tests for cancer and gynecological conditions.
Flowserve Corporation options will open with strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle, with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Cohen, Duffy & McGowan, LLC. Flowserve Corporation designs, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment throughout the world.
Panera Bread Company, Class A options will open with strike prices of 45 - 50 - 55 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle, with initial expirations in January, February, May and August. The specialist will be Wagner Stott Bear Specialists LLC. Panera Bread Company owns and franchises bakery cafes. The Company's bakeries operate under the Panera Bread and Saint Louis Bread Co. names.
The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM) and options. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the leader in ETF listings, listing 116 ETFs to date, and is the second largest options exchange in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, visit amex.com. |
