American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Three Securities
November 17 2005 - 4:32PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R)
(Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, November 18,
2005 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and New York Stock
Exchange listed stocks of: * Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
(Symbol: DTG) * Blount International, Inc. (Symbol: BLT) * 24/7
Real Media, Inc. (Stock Symbol: TFSM/Option Symbol: QNE) Dollar
Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. will open with strike prices of
30-35-40 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will
trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in
December, January, April and July. The specialist will be AGS
Specialists, LLC. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. operates
Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental systems. The Company provides its
services to leisure customers, tourists, small businesses and
independent business travelers. Blount International, Inc. will
open with strike prices of 12 1/2 -15-17 1/2 and position limits of
5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration
cycle with initial expirations in December, January, April and
July. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Blount
International, Inc. manufactures outdoor products and industrial
and power equipment. The Company's products include lawn mowers and
related accessories, timber harvesting and processing equipment,
and stacked material loaders. 24/7 Real Media, Inc. will open with
strike prices of 5-7 1/2-10 and position limits of 20,000,000
shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with
initial expirations in December, January, April and July. The
specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. 24/7 Real Media,
Inc. provides marketing solutions to the digital advertising
industry. The Company provides a suite of interactive marketing
solutions for advertisers and publishers, including an online ad
network, a locally installed ad serving customer base, a hosted ad
serving customer base, a permission-based electronic mail database
and an online promotions business. For more information on any
Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. 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 186 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of
American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site:
http://www.amex.com/
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