The Montreal Exchange today announced the listing of four new equity option classes as well as three new long term equity option classes, at the opening of trading on Monday, April 25.

The new equity option are:

  • Enerplus Resources Fund (ERF);
  • Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG);
  • RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REI);
  • Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation (SC).

The new long term equity option are:

  • ATI Technologies Inc. (VTY 2007, LTY 2008); Suncor Energy Inc. (VSU 2007, LSU 2008);
  • TransCanada Corporation (VTP 2007, LTP 2008)

    New equity option classes are added periodically to the Montreal Exchange listing based mainly on investors and Approved Participants’ interest as well as the companies stocks’ liquidity on the market.