SIG Specialists, Inc. Selected as Lead Market Maker by Energy Metals Corporation
29 November 2006 - 1:53AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- SIG Specialists, Inc. (SSI) an
affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG) today
announced that it was selected by Energy Metals Corporation
(NYSE:EMUNYSE:TSXNYSE:Ticker:NYSE:EMC.CN) to act as Lead Market
Maker for its NYSE Arca listing. Energy Metals is the first
Canadian company to have a primary listing on NYSE Arca, the NYSE
Group's (NYSE:NYX) electronic trading platform that seeks to list
small cap growth companies. Trading in Energy Metals on NYSE Arca
will commence on Wednesday, November 29th. "By listing Energy
Metals Corp. on NYSE Arca, we have reached an important milestone
in the recognition of the company's continuing growth. With this
listing we will be reaching investors previously unavailable to us
and will attain a greatly enhanced visibility within the worldwide
investment community," stated Paul Matysek, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Energy Metals. "Energy Metals Corp. is one of
only two primary uranium companies listed within the NYSE Group and
the only such listing on the NYSE Arca. We are thrilled to be
working with such an experienced Lead Market Maker and the NYSE
Group and look forward to the opportunities presented by this
listing." SIG Specialists President Aaron Hantman said, "Energy
Metals Corporation is a valued addition to SIG Specialists'
portfolio of NYSE Arca listings. It is a particularly good fit with
SIG based on our firm's experience with companies in the energy and
mining industries. Additionally, SIG Specialists is excited that a
Director at Energy Metals with trading and Specialist experience
contributed to the selection of SIG Specialists as Lead Market
Maker. This speaks volumes to our trading capabilities in and
adding significant liquidity and providing fair and orderly
markets. SIG is committed to providing the highest quality markets
and service to Energy Metals Corporation and other future listings
on the NYSE Arca platform." About SIG Specialists: SIG Specialists
Inc. is the NYSE affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP.
SIG Specialists acts as the Specialist for over 150 NYSE Group
listed companies; providing superior liquidity, continuity and
depth for the companies it serves. About Energy Metals Corporation:
Energy Metals Corporation is a TSX and NYSE Arca listed Canadian
company focused on advancing its industry leading uranium property
portfolio towards production in what is the world's largest uranium
consuming market, the United States of America. Energy Metals
Corporation has extensive advanced property holdings in Wyoming,
Texas and New Mexico that are amenable for extraction by ISR
(in-situ recovery). This form of uranium mining was pioneered in
Texas and Wyoming and utilizes oxygenated groundwater to dissolve
the uranium in place and pump it to the surface through water
wells. Energy Metals is also actively advancing other significant
uranium properties in the States of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Oregon
and Arizona. The Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG)
is a leading institutional sales, research, investment banking and
market making firm. For institutional investors, SIG offers
brokerage in listed and NASDAQ stocks, Exchange Traded Funds
(ETFs), options, program trading and American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs), as well as differentiated equity research. For corporate
clients, SIG offers a range of traditional investment banking
services. SIG encompasses a market making operation in over 6,000
stocks, is among the nation's largest option market makers, is the
leading sector index options trading firm and is one of the largest
liquidity providers in ETFs. SIG has offices in Bala Cynwyd,
Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, Shanghai, Stamford and Sydney. For more information,
please visit http://www.sig.com/. Susquehanna International Group,
LLP (SIG) is comprised of a number of trading and investment
related entities under common control, including Susquehanna
Financial Group, LLLP (SFG). DATASOURCE: SIG Specialists, Inc.
CONTACT: David R. Evanson, +1-610-213-4956, , or Emily Feinberg,
+1-212-709-5314, Web site: http://www.sig.com/
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