American Stock Exchange Will Launch Options Trading in Commercial Metals Company NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) announced today that it will launch trading in options on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Commercial Metals Company (Symbol: CMC) on Monday, January 10, 2005. Commercial Metals Company options will open with position limits of 2.25 million shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be TANSTAAFL Research & Trading, LLC. Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and market steel and metal products and related materials. The Company markets and trades primary and secondary metals, steel, ores, concentrates, industrial minerals, ferroalloys, chemicals and other materials used in a variety of industries. 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 144 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, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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