Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces April Volume

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity volume in April increased 71.28% when 284,620,449 shares traded as compared to the same year-ago period when 166,177,302 shares traded. Equity volume decreased less than 2 % compared to the previous month when 289,987,527 shares traded.

Equity options trading volume for the month of April reached 7,304,161 contracts, up 11.58% compared to the same month last year when 6,546,008 contracts traded and decreased less than 3% compared to the previous month when 7,518,398 contracts traded.

Sectors index options trading volume in April decreased 29.07% when 182,254 contracts traded compared to the previous month when 256,961 contracts traded. Sector index option volume declined 53.63% when compared to the same month last year when 393,021 contracts traded.

PHLX currently lists options on 12 sectors: PHLX/KBW Bank Index (BKX^SM); PHLX Computer Box Maker Sector^SM (BMX^SM); PHLX Drug Sector^SM (RXS^SM); PHLX Gold/Silver Sector^SM (XAU^SM); PHLX Oil Service Sector^SM (OSX^SM); PHLX OTC Prime Sector^SM (OTX^SM); PHLX Defense Sector^SM (DFX^SM); TheStreet.com Internet Sector (DOT^SM); PHLX Semiconductor Sector^SM (SOX^SM); PHLX Utility Sector^SM (UTY^SM); PHLX Housing Sector^SM (HGX) and the SIG Investment Managers Index^TM (SMQ^SM).

Trading volume in April in the customized and standardized currency options totaled 18,303 contracts, a 44.80% decrease from the previous month when 33,156 contracts traded, and a 60.82% decrease from the same month last year when 46,742 contracts traded.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 2,000 stocks, nearly 1,000 equity options, 12 sectors index options, and currency options. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.