Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces August Volume

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity trading volume reached 190,574,464 shares in August marking a 7.3% increase when compared to the same month last year when 177,617,176 shares traded. Equity trading volume decreased 24.97% compared to the previous month's volume when 253,998,608 shares traded. Equity trading volume is 2.52% higher for the eight-month period this year when compared to the same period last year.

Equity options volume for the month of August totaled 6,931,065 contracts, an increase of 17.69% when compared to the same month last year when 5,889.404 contracts traded. Equity options volume decreased 15.68% from the previous month when 8,220,015 contracts traded.

Sectors index options trading volume decreased 34.43% when 224,825 contracts traded in August compared to 342,877 contracts in the previous month. Sector index option volume declined 38.40% when compared to the same month last year when 364,980 contracts traded.

PHLX currently lists options on fourteen sectors: PHLX/KBW Bank Sector (BKX^SM); PHLX Computer Box Maker Sector^SM (BMX^SM); PHLX Drug Sector^SM (RXS^SM); PHLX Forest and Paper Products Sector^SM (FPP^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); PHLX Fiber Optics Sector^SM (FOP^SM); TheStreet.com Internet Sector (DOT^SM); PHLX Semiconductor Sector^SM (SOX^SM); PHLX Utility Sector^SM (UTY^SM); PHLX Wireless Telecom Sector^SM (YLS^SM); and the PHLX Housing Sector^SM (HGX).

Trading volume in August in the customized and standardized currency options totaled 25,646 contracts, a 43.62% decrease over the previous month when 45,486 contracts traded, and a 19.10% decrease over the same month last year when 31,699 contracts traded. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades nearly 2,220 stocks, over 1,200 equity options, 14 sectors index options, and currency options. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.