NEW YORK, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) launched trading in options on Thursday, August 17, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of:
* Qimonda AG (Symbol: QI)
Qimonda AG options will open with strike prices of 12-1/2 - 15 - 17-1/2 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The Specialist will be AGS Specialist LLC. Qimonda AG is a supplier of semiconductor memory products. The Company designs and manufactures dynamic random access memory for computers, servers and consumer electronics, graphics and mobile direct random access memory and flash memory.
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 188 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/.
