American Stock Exchange Will Launch Trading in Options on Eleven Securities NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) today launched trading in options on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks: * American Home Mortgage Investment * American Superconductor Corporation Corp. (Symbol: AHM) (Stock Symbol: AMSC/ * BE Aerospace, Inc. Option Symbol: QAY) (Stock Symbol: BEAV/ * Beverly Enterprises, Inc. Option Symbol: BQV) (Symbol: BEV) * Creative Technology Limited * Eclipsys Corporation (Stock Symbol: (Stock Symbol: CREAF/ ECLP/Option Symbol: IQV) Option Symbol: RFQ) * Magellan Health Services, Inc. * First Horizon Pharmaceutical (Stock Symbol: MGLN/ Corporation (Stock Symbol: FHRX/ Option Symbol: MJU) Option Symbol: FUF) * Ryder System, Inc. (Symbol: R) * Nalco Holding Co. (Symbol: NLC) * SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (Stock Symbol: SIRF/ Option Symbol: QIR) American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares. The options trade on the March expiration cycle and the specialist is Stuyvesant Trading Group. American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. is a real estate investment trust that acquires United States agency securities, other mortgage securities, mortgage loans, equity securities and other investments. American Superconductor Corporation options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares. The options trade on the January expiration cycle and the specialist is Stuyvesant Trading Group. American Superconductor Corporation develops and manufactures products using superconducting materials and power electronic switches for electric power applications. BE Aerospace, Inc. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares. The options trade on the January expiration cycle and the specialist is Group One Trading LP. BE Aerospace, Inc. manufactures interior products for commercial and general aviation aircraft cabins. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. options opened with position limits of 7.5 million shares and trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist is LaBranche Structured Products, LLC. Beverly Enterprises, Inc. provides healthcare services. The Company operates nursing facilities, assisted living centers, homecare centers and outpatient clinics, and provides rehabilitation therapy services. Creative Technology Limited options opened with position limits of 2.25 million shares and trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist is Charlton Specialist Partners, LLC. Creative Technology Limited designs, manufactures and distributes digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia and personal digital entertainment products. Eclipsys Corporation options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist is Group One Trading L.P. Eclipsys Corporation, a healthcare information technology company, provides knowledge-driven, process improving SunriseXA software and related service solutions to healthcare providers. First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist is Stuyvesant Trading Group. First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corporation is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals for the treatment of chronic diseases. Magellan Health Services, Inc. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares. The options trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist is Trinity Derivatives Group, LLC. Magellan Health Services, Inc. coordinates and manages the delivery of behavioral healthcare treatment services. Nalco Holding Co. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist is AGS Specialists, LLC. Nalco Holding Co. provides integrated water treatment and process improvement services, chemicals and equipment programs for industrial and institutional applications. Ryder System, Inc. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist is Wolverine Trading, LP. Ryder System, Inc. provides a continuum of logistics, supply chain and transportation management solutions worldwide. SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. options opened with position limits of 3.15 million shares and trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist is TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. supplies global positioning system (GPS) semiconductor solutions. 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 144 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: Dan Charnas, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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