Philadelphia Stock Exchange Open For Business As Usual, Unaffected By Blackout

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange is open for business as usual today, unaffected by the power outages that have disturbed the eastern United States. Data from yesterday's trading is safe and the Stock Clearing Corporation of Philadelphia (SCCP) processed all trades normally. Equity floor trading continues in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking StockSM (QQQ); Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts, SPDR Trust, Series 1 (SPY); and DIAMONDS® Trust, Series 1 (DIA).

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange was founded in 1790. The PHLX trades more than 1,800 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.