American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on InterOil Corporation
and Myogen, Inc.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will
launch trading in options on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 on the following
American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of InterOil
Corporation (AMEX:IOC) and Myogen, Inc. (Option Symbol: QJV/Nasdaq: MYOG).
InterOil Corporation options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and
position limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March
expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The specialist will be Group One Trading LP. Amex-listed InterOil Corporation
is a Canadian company building a vertically integrated energy company whose
primary focus is Papua New Guinea and the surrounding area. The Company owns
an oil refinery, upstream petroleum exploration licenses, and retail and
commercial distribution assets. InterOil is also undertaking an extensive
petroleum exploration program within its licensed area in New Guinea.
Myogen, Inc options will open with strike prices of 5 - 7-1/2 - 10 and position
limits of 1,350,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration
cycle with initial expirations in November, December March and June. The
specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Myogen, Inc. is a
biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes small
molecule therapeutics. The Company focuses on treatments for cardiovascular
disorders.
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 143 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/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Dan Charnas, American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1654, or Web site: http://www.amex.com/
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