NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 on the following American Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:
* Advantage Energy Income Fund (Symbol: AAV)
* Harvest Energy Trust (Symbol: HTE)
* Seabridge Gold Inc. (Symbol: SA)
Advantage Energy Income Fund, Inc. options will open with strike prices of 17-1/2 - 20 - 22-1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Advantage Energy Income Fund is a royalty trust that acquires, develops, produces and sells natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids for the generation of monthly cash distributions to unitholders.
Harvest Energy Trust options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. Harvest Energy Trust is a Calgary-based oil and natural gas royalty trust focused on acquiring high-quality, mature properties for the generation of monthly cash distributions to unitholders.
Seabridge Gold Inc. options will open with strike prices of 7-1/2 - 10 - 12-1/2 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the February expiration cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialist, LLC. Seabridge Gold Inc. acquires, explores and develops non-producing measured and indicated North American gold resources.
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 162 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/.
