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To: Tom_ who wrote (893)	10/7/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Sarkie	Respond to of 1506

AMEX TO START TRADING A TOTAL OF 14 NEW OPTIONS ON OCTOBER 8 AND 11 NEW YORK, Oct 6, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The American Stock Exchange today announced it expects to start trading 14 new options, with five options scheduled to begin trading on Friday, October 8, and nine options to start trading on Monday, October 11. Options scheduled to start trading on Friday, October 8, are: -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) -- DaimlerChrysler AG (DCX) -- Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) -- International Paper Company (IP) -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. (S) Options scheduled to start trading on Monday, October 11, are: -- Bank of America Corporation (BAC) -- Best Buy Co., Inc. (BBY) -- Data Broadcasting Corporation (DBCC/BQD) -- FDX Corporation (FDX) -- Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) -- Nortel Networks Corporation (NT) -- Staples, Inc. (SPLS/PLQ) -- Starbucks Corporation (SBUX/SQX) -- Tyco International Ltd. (TYC) Specialist units for the new contracts will be announced shortly, Amex officials said. The Amex trades options on 31 broad-based and sector indexes and 1,121 domestic and foreign stocks, as well as Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities(R) (LEAPS(R)) on 122 stocks. Amex is a leader in listing warrants on indexes, hybrid instruments and other structured products. The Amex is home to the Index Share(TM) Marketplace, which includes SPDRs(R), Select Sector SPDRs(R), DIAMONDS(SM), MidCap SPDRs(TM), WEBS(TM) and Nasdaq-100 Shares(SM). The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group(SM), which operates The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) and the American Stock Exchange(R), is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealer, Inc. (NASD(R)), the largest securities-industry, self-regulatory organization in the United States. The union of Nasdaq(R) and Amex(R) creates the world's first financial market that brings together central auction specialist and multiple Market Maker systems. For more information about The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group, visit the Nasdaq-Amex Web site at nasdaq-amex.com.