American Stock Exchange to Trade Options On Four Securities
08 June 2005 - 7:42AM
PR Newswire (US)
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options On Four Securities NEW
YORK, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, June 8, 2005
on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange
listed stocks of: -- Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Option Symbol:
FUP/Stock Symbol: GTIV) -- Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc.
(Option Symbol: BJU/Stock Symbol: ISSC) -- Oriental Financial Group
Inc. (Symbol: OFG) -- World Fuel Services Corporation (Symbol: INT)
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. options open strike prices of 15-
17-1/2 - 20 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options
will trade on the February expiration cycle with initial expiration
in July, August, November and February. The specialist will be
Group One Trading LP. Gentiva Health Services, Inc. provides
specialty pharmaceutical and home health care services. The company
provides products and services for hemophilia and bleeding
disorders, growth hormone deficiency, RSV prevention and
nutritional support services. Gentiva also provides services for
diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, post-surgical care, orthopedic
rehabilitation and other diseases. Innovative Solutions and
Support, Inc. options open strike prices of 30 - 35 - 40 and
position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the
February expiration cycle with initial expiration in July, August,
November and February. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research
& Trading, LLC. Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. designs,
manufactures and sells flight information computers, electronic
displays and advanced monitoring systems to the military and
government, commercial air transport and corporate aviation
markets. The Company's products measure and display flight
information, including air data, such as airspeed and altitude, and
engine and fuel data. Oriental Financial Group, Inc. options open
strike prices of 12-1/2 - 15 - 17-1/2 and position limits of
5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration
cycle with initial expiration in July, August, November and
February. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC.
Oriental Financial Group Inc. is the holding company for Oriental
Bank & Trust. The Bank provides trust, money management,
financial planning and investment brokerage services, as well as
consumer banking and mortgage banking. Oriental Bank operates
through a network of branch offices in Puerto Rico. World Fuel
Services Corporation options open strike prices of 22-1/2 - 25 - 30
and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on
the February expiration cycle with initial expiration in July,
August, November and February. The specialist will be Susquehanna
Investment Group. World Fuel Services Corporation markets aviation
and marine fuel services. The Company provides aviation fuel and
flight plans, weather reports, other aviation related services to
passenger, cargo and charter airlines, as well as markets marine
fuel and fuel management services to shipping companies and the US
military. 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 156
ETFs. 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. For more information, please visit
http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT:
Mary Chung, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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