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American Stock Exchange News Release

Options Release

Media Contact: Bari Trontz
American Stock Exchange
212-306-8964/bari.trontz@amex.com

 

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE TO TRADE OPTIONS ON INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.

NEW YORK, May 14, 2007—The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Tuesday May 15, 2007, on the following Nasdaq Stock Market listed stock of:


• Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (Stock Symbol: IBKR/Option Symbol: QBO)


Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. options will open with position limits of 5,000,000 shares.  The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group.  Interactive Broker Group, Inc. is an automated global electronic market maker and broker specializing in routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures and foreign exchange instruments.

 

About American Stock Exchange
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 309 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.