SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Pacific Exchange, Inc. ("PCX") announced that at the opening of business on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, it will commence trading options on the following equity securities: Companhia Siderurgica Nacional - S.A. (PCX: SID); Convera Corp. (PCX: CNVR); IShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (PCX: EWJ); Jupitermedia Corp. (PCX: JUPM); Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (PCX: MTU); NAVTEQ Corp. (PCX: NVT); Oceaneering International, Inc. (PCX: OII); Oil States International, Inc. (PCX: OIS); OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (PCX: OXPS); Provident Energy Trust (PCX: PVX); Superior Energy Services, Inc. (PCX: SPN); Silver Standard Resources, Inc. (PCX: SSRI); Toreador Resources Corp. (PCX: TRGL).

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional - S.A. options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 25,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Ross Goodheart, Ken Keating and Barterv Vartanian of Group One Trading, LP.

Convera Corp options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Ross Goodheart, Ken Keating and Barterv Vartanian of Group One Trading, LP.

IShares MSCI Japan Index Fund options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 25,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market maker Catherine Clay of Timber Hill, LLC.

Jupitermedia Corp options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Ross Goodheart, Ken Keating and Barterv Vartanian of Group One Trading, LP.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group options will trade on the February expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 25,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market maker Catherine Clay of Timber Hill, LLC.

NAVTEQ Corp options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Joshua Reider and Marcus Nilsson of Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC.

Oceaneering International options will trade on the January expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 5,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Joshua Reider and Marcus Nilsson of Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC.

Oil States International options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Joshua Reider and Marcus Nilsson of Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC.

OptionsXpress Holdings options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 5,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Ross Goodheart, Ken Keating and Barterv Vartanian of Group One Trading, LP.

Provident Energy Trust options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 25,000,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Ross Goodheart, Ken Keating and Barterv Vartanian of Group One Trading, LP.

Superior Energy Services options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Joshua Reider and Marcus Nilsson of Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC.

Silver Standard Resources options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Joshua Reider and Marcus Nilsson of Citadel Derivatives Group, LLC.

Toreador Resources Corp options will trade on the March expiration cycle with exercise limits set at 7,500,000 shares. The issue will be traded by lead market makers Rob Kovell and Matthew Zahner of PEAK6 Capital Management, LLC.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on Archipelago's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Archipelago's actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. There can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause Archipelago's results to differ materially from current expectations include: general economic and business conditions, industry trends, competitive conditions, regulatory developments as well as other risks or factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, including its Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004 which is available on the Company's website at http://www.archipelago.com. You should not place undue reliance on forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except for any obligation to disclose material information under the Federal securities laws, Archipelago undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.

For more information contact Todd Swearingen, (312) 442-7747. tswearingen@archipelago.com

SOURCE Archipelago Holdings, Inc.

CONTACT:
Todd Swearingen of Archipelago, +1-312-442-7747, or tswearingen@archipelago.com
Web site: http://www.archipelago.com