Trading volume in June in the customized and standardized currency options totaled 57,145 contracts, a 36.32% increase over the previous month when 41,919 contracts traded, and a 17.43% increase over the same month last year when 48,661 contracts traded.
Equity options volume for the month of June totaled 6,731,895 contracts, a 6.32% increase compared to May when 6,331,724 contracts traded, and an 8.7% decline over the same month last year when 7,374,506 contracts traded.
Equity trading volume increased 4.2 % in June when 158,196,637 shares traded, compared to 151,818,975 in May. Volume increased 27.7% when compared to the same month last year when 123,878,055 shares traded.
Sectors index options trading volume totaled 411,905 contracts in June, compared to 411,604 contracts in May, and 434,724 contracts in June 2001.
PHLX currently lists options on thirteen sectors: PHLX/KBW Bank Sector (BKXSM); PHLX Computer Box Maker SectorSM (BMXSM); PHLX Drug SectorSM (RXSSM); PHLX Forest and Paper Products SectorSM (FPPSM); PHLX Gold/Silver SectorSM (XAUSM); PHLX Oil Service SectorSM (OSXSM); PHLX OTC Prime SectorSM (OTXSM); PHLX Defense SectorSM (DFXSM); PHLX Fiber Optics SectorSM (FOPSM); TheStreet.com Internet Sector (DOTSM); PHLX Semiconductor SectorSM (SOXSM); PHLX Utility SectorSM (UTYSM) and PHLX Wireless Telecom SectorSM (YLSSM).
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades nearly 2,220 stocks, over 1,200 equity options, 13 sectors index options, and currency options. For more information about the PHLX and its products, visit www.phlx.com.
