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Market Operations and Trading Floor Systems
March 8, 2005
Contact:  Joe Basso - 212-306-1757
jbasso@amex.com
Ed Cook - 212-306-1748
ecook@amex.com

Amex Friday Night Options Expiration March 18, 2005

 

****IMPORTANT NOTICE****

Friday evening March 18, 2005 will be the last opportunity Members and Member Firm Organizations will have to resolve uncompared trades in March expiring options. The "Call Time" for resolution of uncompared expiring options will be from 8:30 to 9:30 PM. All Amex members or their designated representatives are required to be present in the Amex DK Room during the 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM "Call Time".

The time schedule for the March and all subsequent options expirations will be as follows:

6:00 PM "Will Match" trades will be processed.

6:30 PM Amex Options Merged Order Log available on AORS.

8:00 PM Batch Match, ANTE Batch Match, Forcing, and Partial Matching will be processed.

8:30 PM "Call Time"

9:15 PM Deadline for DK'ing trades.

9:30 PM "Call Time" ends. All expiring uncompared trades must be resolved.

9:45 PM Cut-off for final pass input.

10:00 PM SIAC will run IDCO final pass.

Questions regarding this circular should be directed to Joe Basso at 212 306-1757 e-mail jbasso@amex.com or Ed Cook at 212 306-1748 e-mail at ecook@amex.com.