NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of FirstFed Financial Corp. (Symbol: FED). FirstFed Financial Corp. will open with strike prices of 45-50-55 and position limits of 5,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in November, December, March and June. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. FirstFed Financial Corp. is the holding company for First Federal Bank of California. The Bank attracts deposits from the general public and originates real estate, business and consumer loans. First Federal operates in Southern California. For more information on any Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. 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 169 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: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Mary Chung of the American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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