Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street To Kick Off Trading For The New Year At The Philadelphia Stock Exchange On Monday, January 3

Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street will kick off trading for the New Year on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Monday, January 3 when he will ring the opening bell. Remarks will begin promptly at 9:20 a.m., 10 minutes before trading begins.

For the fifth year in a row, Mayor Street will be on hand at the Exchange to usher in the start of the New Year. His appearance marks the first in a yearlong series of prominent people invited to ring the opening bell at the nation’s first stock exchange.

The media is invited for interviews starting at 9:15 a.m. in the Exchange's lobby.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades nearly 2,000 stocks, over 1,500 equity options, 19 sectors index options and currency options and futures. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.