Press Release
Source: American Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Four Securities
Friday January 9, 1:19 pm ET
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch
trading in options on Monday, January 12, 2004 on the following Nasdaq Stock Market and
New York Stock Exchange listed stocks of:
-- BioLase Technology, Inc. (Option Symbol: BQF/Stock Symbol: BLTI)
-- Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation (Symbol: CDE)
-- Nanogen, Inc. (Option Symbol: QEM/Stock Symbol: NGEN) -- PetroChina Company Limited, American Depositary Shares (Symbol: PTR)
BioLase Technology, Inc. options open with position limits of 60,000 contracts. The options
will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be LaBranche Structured Products,
LLC. BioLase Technology, Inc. manufactures and markets laser dental, cosmetic, aesthetic and
surgical systems.
Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation options open with position limits of 75,000 contracts. The
options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Charlton Specialist
Partners LLC. Coeur D'Alene Mines Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops,
operates and/or owns silver and gold mining properties and companies.
Nanogen, Inc. options open with position limits of 75,000 contracts. The options will trade on
the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group. Nanogen,
Inc. integrates advanced microelectronics and molecular biology into a platform technology
with commercial applications.
PetroChina Company Limited options open with position limits of 31,500 contracts. The options
will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Tanstaafl Research & Trading,
LLC. PetroChina Company Limited explores, develops and produces crude oil and natural gas.
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