American Stock Exchange News Release
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Media Contact: Catherine Chantharaj |
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE TO TRADE OPTIONS ON PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION | ||
New York, November 1, 2007— The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Friday, November 2, 2007 on the following New York Stock Exchange-listed stock of: • Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) Patriot Coal Corporation options will open with position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC. Patriot Coal Corporation is a coal mining company. The Company operates in Central and Northern Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. | ||
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The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRSSM. 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 364 ETFs to date. 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.