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Technology Stocks : JDS Uniphase (JDSU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Venkie who wrote (7501)	3/10/2000 9:26:00 PM
From: Eski	Respond to of 24042

CBOE TO LIST LEAPS ON JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION ON MAR. 13 quote.bloomberg.com (The following is a reformatted version of a press release issued by Chicago Board Options Exchange.) CBOE to List LEAPS on JDS Uniphase Corporation (JDSU) on Monday, CHICAGO, March 10, 2000 - The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced it will list Long-Term Equity AnticiPation Securities (LEAPS) on JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ ticker symbol JDSU; CBOE ticker symbol UQD) beginning Monday, March 13. With the addition of JDS Uniphase Corporation LEAPS, CBOE will list LEAPS on a total of 310 actively traded equities. Initial strike prices for JDS Uniphase Corporation have been set at 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160 and 170 with expirations in January 2001 (ticker symbol XJU) and January 2002 (ticker symbol YJU). (NOTE: Strike prices are subject to change based on the price of the underlying security.) Trading hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:02 p.m., Chicago time. Trading volume in Equity LEAPS for the month of February totaled 1,430,690 contracts, an increase of 99% over February 1999 levels. CBOE also lists the following long-term index options: DJX LEAPS, based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average; OEX LEAPS and SPX LEAPS, based on the S&P 100 and S&P 500 stock indices; S&P Health Care Composite LEAPS; and LEAPS on the CBOE Mexico, Russell 2000, CBOE Technology, CBOE Internet and CBOE Oil indices. In addition, the Exchange lists LEAPS on interest rates. CBOE, the worlds largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at cboe.com. Contact: Janice Calvin (312) 786-7492